stickle back

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geri titiz davranmak
stickleback
dikenli balık
stickleback
(isim) dikenli balık
stickleback
dikenli balıkgiller
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Definition of stickle back in English English dictionary

stickleback
{n} a small fish of several species
stickleback
small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
stickleback
Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests
stickleback
A stickleback is a small fish which has sharp points along its back. Any of about 12 species (family Gasterosteidae) of slender, scaleless fishes inhabiting temperate fresh and salt waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Sticklebacks grow to 6 in. (15 cm) long. They have a row of spines on the back, in front of a soft-rayed dorsal fin, and a sharp spine in each of the pelvic fins. They also have a slender tail base, a squared tail, and hard armour plates on their sides. The male builds a nest of plant materials and coaxes one or more females into it to lay eggs, fertilizes the eggs in the nest, and aggressively defends eggs and young
stickleback
They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests
stickleback
The back is armed with two or more sharp spines
stickleback
Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera
stickleback
Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback
stickle back

    Hyphenation

    stick·le back

    Turkish pronunciation

    stîkıl bäk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈstəkəl ˈbak/ /ˈstɪkəl ˈbæk/
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