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stick·le·back
/ˈstɪkəlˌbæk/
棘魚
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Stic·kle·back
n.
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
stickleback
n
:
small
(2-4
inches
)
pugnacious
mostly
scaleless
spiny-backed
fishes
of
northern
fresh
and
littoral
waters
having
elaborate
courtship
;
subjects
of
much
research
[
syn
:
prickleback
]
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