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sticklebackMain Entry: stick·le·back Pronunciation: \ˈsti-kəl-ˌbak\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural stick·le·backs also stick·le·back Etymology: Middle English stykylbak, from Old English sticel goad + Middle English bak back; akin to Old English stician to stick Date: 15th century : any of a family (Gasterosteidae) of small scaleless bony fishes having two or more free spines in front of the dorsal fin and including marine, anadromous, and freshwater forms
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