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3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Prickleback \Pric"kle*back`\, Pricklefish \Pric"kle*fish`\, n. (Zool.) The stickleback. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Stickleback \Stic"kle*back`\, n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v. 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}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: prickleback n 1: small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines 2: small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research [syn: {stickleback}]
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