stickleback
noun/ˈstɪklbæk/
/ˈstɪklbæk/
- a small freshwater fish with sharp points on its backTopics Fish and shellfishc2Word Originlate Middle English: from Old English sticel ‘thorn, sting’ + bæc ‘back’.
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