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Gasterosteidae
plural noun
Gas·ter·o·ste·idae
\ˌgastərōˈstēəˌdē\
Definition of Gasterosteidae
: a family of small spiny-finned freshwater or salt-water fishes that consists of the sticklebacks and constitutes with related forms a suborder of Scleroparei or is placed with the cornetfishes and pipefishes in the order Solenichthyes
gasterosteiform
\ˌgastəˈrästēəˌfȯrm\ adjectivegasterosteoid
\-stēˌȯid\ adjectiveExplore Merriam-Webster
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Origin and Etymology of gasterosteidae
New Latin, from Gasterosteus, type genus (from gaster- + osteus) + -idae
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