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.

Origin of prickleback

1
First recorded in 1740–50; prickle + back1

Words Nearby prickleback

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