Associations to the word «Prickleback»

Noun

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Wiktionary

PRICKLEBACK, noun. Any of the fish in the Stichaeidae family.

Dictionary definition

PRICKLEBACK, noun. Small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines.
PRICKLEBACK, noun. Small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research.

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