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Webster 1913 Edition


Stickleback

Stic′kle-backˊ

,
Noun.
[OE. & Prov E.
stickle
a prickle, spine, sting (AS.
sticel
) +
back
. See
Stick
,
Verb.
T.
, and cf.
Banstickle
.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus
Gasterosteus
and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also
sticklebag
,
sharpling
, and
prickleback
.

Definition 2024


stickleback

stickleback

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Noun

stickleback (plural sticklebacks)

  1. Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests.

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