THREESPINE STICKLEBACK

Meaning of THREESPINE STICKLEBACK in English

/three"spuyn'/

a widely distributed stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, occurring in marine, brackish, or fresh waters throughout the northern hemisphere.

Also, three-spined stickleback .

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

STICKLEBACK — noun (plural -backs; also -back) Etymology: Middle English stykylbak, from Old English sticel goad + Middle English bak back; akin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STICKLEBACK — Any of about 12 species (family Gasterosteidae) of slender, scaleless fishes inhabiting temperate fresh and salt waters of the Northern …
Английский словарь Британика
STICKLEBACK — ˈstikəlˌbak noun Etymology: Middle English stykylbak, from stykyl- (from Old English sticel prick, goad, thorn) + bak back; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STICKLEBACK — (v. t.) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is …
Английский словарь Webster
STICKLEBACK — ( v. t. ) Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STICKLEBACK — /stik"euhl bak'/ , n. any of the small, pugnacious, spiny-backed fishes of the family Gasterosteidae, inhabiting northern fresh waters and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STICKLEBACK — noun ( plural -backs also -back ) Etymology: Middle English stykylbak, from Old English sticel goad + Middle English bak …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STICKLEBACK — vt any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus gasterosteus and allied genera. the back is armed …
Webster English vocab
STICKLEBACK — ■ noun a small freshwater or coastal fish with sharp spines along its back. [ Gasterosteus aculeatus ( three-spined ~ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STICKLEBACK — [stick.le.back] n [ME stykylbak, fr. OE sticel goad + ME bak back; akin to OE stician to stick] (15c): any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STICKLEBACK — any of about 12 species of fishes of the family Gasterosteidae (order Gasterosteiformes), found in temperate regions of the Northern …
Britannica English vocabulary
STICKLEBACK — stickleback BrE AmE ˈstɪk ə l bæk ▷ stickleback|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STICKLEBACK — / ˈstɪklbæk; NAmE / noun a small freshwater fish with sharp points on its back •• WORD ORIGIN late Middle …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKLEBACK — n. any small fish of the family Gasterosteidae, esp. Gasterosteus aculeatus, with sharp spines along the back. [ME f. OE …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STICKLEBACK — n. any small fish of the family Gasterosteidae, esp. Gasterosteus aculeatus, with sharp spines along the back. [ ME f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STICKLEBACK — n. any small fish of the family Gasterosteidae, esp. Gasterosteus aculeatus, with sharp spines along the back. Etymology: ME f. …
Oxford English vocab
STICKLEBACK — ( sticklebacks) A stickleback is a small fish which has sharp points along its back. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STICKLEBACK — (~s) A ~ is a small fish which has sharp points along its back. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STICKLEBACK — [noun] [C] - a small fish which is found in rivers, lakes, streams and parts of the sea which are …
Cambridge English vocab
STICKLEBACK — n. Any of about 12 species (family Gasterosteidae) of slender, scaleless fishes inhabiting temperate fresh and salt waters of the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STICKLEBACK — сущ. колюшка (рыба) (зоология) колюшка (Gasterosteus gen.) stickleback колюшка (рыба)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STICKLEBACK — Колюшка
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STICKLEBACK — n зоол. колюшка ( Gasterosteus gen. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STICKLEBACK — колюшка
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
STICKLEBACK — сущ.; зоол.колюшка (мелкая костистая рыба с колючками на спине и брюшке вместо спинного и брюшного плавников)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STICKLEBACK — (n) колюшка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
STICKLEBACK — n зоол. колюшка ( Gasterosteus gen. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
STICKLEBACK — n зоол. колюшка ( Gasterosteus gen. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STICKLEBACK — n. колюшка
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
STICKLEBACK — 1) колюшка; трёхиглая корюшка (Gasterosteus); pl колюшковые (Gasterosteidae) 2) бот. подмаренник цепкий, лепчица (Galium aparine) • - bloody stickleback - brook stickleback - fifteen-spined stickleback - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
STICKLEBACK — 1) колюшка; трёхиглая корюшка ( Gasterosteus ) ; pl колюшковые ( Gasterosteidae ) 2) бот. подмаренник цепкий, лепчица ( Galium …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
STICKLEBACK — сущ. колюшка (рыба) (зоология) колюшка (Gasterosteus gen.) stickleback колюшка (рыба)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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