Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prickleback | Yes | No | No | No |
family Gasterosteidae | Yes | No | No | No |
prickleback (noun) | family Gasterosteidae (noun) |
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small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines | sticklebacks |
small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research |