Gasterosteus pungitius

Definitions of Gasterosteus pungitius
  1. noun
    confined to rivers
    synonyms: ten-spined stickleback
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    type of:
    prickleback, stickleback
    small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
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