HyperDic: prickleback

English > 2 senses of the word prickleback:
NOUNanimalpricklebacksmall elongate fishes of shallow northern seas
animalprickleback, sticklebacksmall (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship
prickleback > pronunciation
Soundsprih'kahlbae.k
Rhymesaback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek...
English > prickleback: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely / entirely of spines.
Narrowereelblennyeellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters
snakeblenny, Lumpenus lumpretaeformisFound in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters
Broaderblennioid fish, blennioidelongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins
English > prickleback: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningsmall (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research.
Synonymstickleback
Member ofGasterosteidae, family Gasterosteidaesticklebacks
Narrowerten-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus pungitiusConfined to rivers
three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatusOf rivers and coastal regions
Broaderspiny-finned fish, acanthopterygianA teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Spanishespinoso, gasterosteidae
Catalanespinós, gasterosteid

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