prickleback
prickleback · pricklebacks
Any of the fish in the family StichaeidaeAny of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
US/pɹˈɪkəlbˌæk/
Meaning
2 sensesAny of the fish in the family Stichaeidae.
A stickleback (family Gasterosteidae).
More definitions
- 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
Origin
From prickle + back.From prickle + back.
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Forms
plural: pricklebacks| Singular | prickleback |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research:stickleback
See also
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