Stickleback Definition

stickleback
noun
  1. small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research

"Stickleback" in song lyrics

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  • "fourspine stickleback"
    AOL — AOL

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