threespine stickleback

noun

Gasterosteus aculeatus, an endangered species of European stickleback.

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nounthreespine stickleback (plural threespine sticklebacks)

plural threespine sticklebacks · alternative three-spined stickleback

  1. Gasterosteus aculeatus, an endangered species of European stickleback.
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