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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stickleback  \Stic"kle*back`\,  n.  [OE.  &  Prov  E.  stickle  a 
  prickle,  spine,  sting  (AS.  sticel)  +  back  See  {Stick},  v. 
  t.,  and  cf  {Banstickle}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prickleback  \Pric"kle*back`\,  Pricklefish  \Pric"kle*fish`\,  n. 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  The  stickleback. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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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