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three–spined stickleback
noun \ˈthrē-ˈspīn(d)-\
Definition of THREE-SPINED STICKLEBACK
: a stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) chiefly of fresh and brackish waters that typically has three dorsal spines —called also three-spine stickleback
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1769
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