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prickleback vs Gasterosteus aculeatus

Gasterosteus aculeatus vs prickleback

prickleback and Gasterosteus aculeatus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prickleback Yes No No No
Gasterosteus aculeatus Yes No No No
As nouns, Gasterosteus aculeatus is a hyponym of prickleback; that is, Gasterosteus aculeatus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prickleback:
  • prickleback: small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
  • Gasterosteus aculeatus: of rivers and coastal regions
prickleback (noun) Gasterosteus aculeatus (noun)
small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines of rivers and coastal regions
small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
Difference between prickleback and Gasterosteus aculeatus

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