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stickleback vs Gasterosteus aculeatus

Gasterosteus aculeatus vs stickleback

stickleback and Gasterosteus aculeatus both are nouns.

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

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