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Meaning of stickleback

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

stickleback

noun

Definitions

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

    Synonyms:sharplingsticklebag
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stickleback

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