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Prickleback
see synonyms of pricklebackNoun
1. prickleback
small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
2. prickleback, stickleback
small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.