Sticklebag

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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}.
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