Stic"kle*back` (?), n.
[OE. & Prov E. stickle
a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See Stick, v. t., and cf. Banstickle.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus
Gasterosteus and allied
genera. The back is armed
with two or
more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and
brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also
sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback.
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