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Word: Stickleback
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old English sticel ‘thorn, sting’ + bæc ‘back’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈstɪklbak
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small fish with sharp spines along its back, able to live in both salt and fresh water and found in both Eurasia and North America.
Short Definition:small fish with sharp spines along its back
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