sticklebacks

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A form of stickleback — Any one of numerous species of small fish of the family Gasterosteidae. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct nests from weeds.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of stickleback
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sticklebacks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticklebacks

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“sticklebacks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticklebacks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sticklebacks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sticklebacks.

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