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prickleback

[ prik-uhl-bak ]

noun

  1. any of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of prickleback1

First recorded in 1740–50; prickle + back 1

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