ˈstikliŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English stikeling; akin to Middle Low German stekelink, Middle Dutch stekelinc, Old High German stichelinc; all from a prehistoric West Germanic compound whose 1st constituent is represented by Old English sticel prick, goad, thorn, and whose 2d constituent is represented by English -ing — more at stickleback
: stickleback