noun
of rivers and coastal regions
• Syn: ↑Gasterosteus aculeatus
• Hypernyms: ↑stickleback, ↑prickleback
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gasterosteus, ↑genus gasterosteus
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\ noun : a stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) of fresh or brackish waters typically with three dorsal spines
Useful english dictionary. 2012.