PRICKLEBACK


Meaning of PRICKLEBACK in English

/prik"euhl bak'/ , n.

1. any of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.

2. stickleback.

[ 1740-50; PRICKLE + BACK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .