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Definition: sticklebag
Stickleback
\Stic"kle*back`\, n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a
prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See
Stick, v.
t., and cf.
Banstickle.] (Zo["o]l.)
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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