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prickleback
[ prik-uhl-bak ]
/ ˈprɪk əlˌbæk /
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noun
any of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.
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Words nearby prickleback
prick-eared, pricker, pricket, pricking, prickle, prickleback, prickle cell, prickle cell layer, prickly, prickly ash, prickly heat
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