PRICKLEBACK

stickleback, prickleback

(noun) small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research

prickleback

(noun) small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Pric"kle*back`, Pric"kle*fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The stickleback.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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