threespine stickleback
or three-spined stick·le·back
[ three-spahyn stik-uh l-bak or three-spahynd stik-uh l-bak ]
/ ˈθriˌspaɪn ˈstɪk əlˌbæk or ˈθriˌspaɪnd ˈstɪk əlˌbæk /
noun
a widely distributed stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, occurring in marine, brackish, or fresh waters throughout the northern hemisphere.
Origin of threespine stickleback
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby threespine stickleback
threepenny,
threepenny bit,
threes and eights,
threescore,
threesome,
threespine stickleback,
thremmatology,
threnode,
threnody,
threonine,
thresh