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prickleback

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[prik-uhl-bak] / ˈprɪk əlˌbæk /

noun

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

  2. stickleback.


Etymology

Origin of prickleback

First recorded in 1740–50; prickle + back 1


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