prickleback
prickleback · pricklebacks
Any of the fish in the family StichaeidaeAny of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
US/pɹˈɪkəlbˌæk/
Значення
значень: 2Any of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
A stickleback (family Gasterosteidae).
Ще визначення
- 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
Походження
From prickle + back.From prickle + back.
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Форми
множина: pricklebacks| Однина | prickleback |
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| Множина | pricklebacks |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 1Близькі за значенням
- small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research:stickleback
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 1Похідніmonkeyface prickleback