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Meanings of prickleback in English

Catalan
espinós
Spanish
gasterosteidae

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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        espinós
        Usage of prickleback in English
        1
        You have to stuff a prickleback down your dress, too.
        Wheel of Time [08]: The Path of Daggers
        2
        Rowboats ferried out archers and pikemen, the raised pikes making the boats look like gigantic pricklebacks swimming on the surface.
        The great hunt
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        Translations for prickleback
        Catalan
        espinós