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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word three-spined sticklebacks:

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  1. three-spined sticklebacks: Merriam-Webster
  2. three-spined sticklebacks, three-spined sticklebacks: Collins English Dictionary
  3. three-spined sticklebacks: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. three-spined sticklebacks: Encyclopedia

(Note: See three-spined_stickleback as well.)


noun:  Gasterosteus aculeatus, a small fish of coastal and inland waters of the Northern Hemisphere, that can make its spines erect when threatened, which makes it hard to swallow.
▸ Also see three-spined_stickleback


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