prickleback
prickleback · pricklebacks
Any of the fish in the family StichaeidaeAny of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
US/pɹˈɪkəlbˌæk/
Значение
значений: 2Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
A stickleback (family Gasterosteidae).
Ещё определения
- small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
- small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
Происхождение
From prickle + back.From prickle + back.
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Формы
мн. число: pricklebacks| Ед. число | prickleback |
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| Мн. число | pricklebacks |
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Синонимы
синонимов: 1Близкие по смыслу
- small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research:stickleback
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Производныеmonkeyface prickleback