three-spined stickleback
three-spined stickleback noun: gasterosteus aculeatus, a small fish of coastal and inland waters of the Northern Hemisphere, that can make its spines erect when threatened, which makes it hard to swallow.
Noun
three-spined stickleback (plural three-spined sticklebacks)
- Gasterosteus aculeatus, a small fish of coastal and inland waters of the Northern Hemisphere, that can make its spines erect when threatened, which makes it hard to swallow.
Forms of three-spined stickleback
| plural | three-spined sticklebacks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | three-spine stickleback |
Questions about three-spined stickleback
- What does three-spined stickleback mean?
- Three-spined stickleback means gasterosteus aculeatus, a small fish of coastal and inland waters of the Northern Hemisphere, that can make its spines erect when threatened, which makes it hard to swallow.
- What part of speech is three-spined stickleback?
- Three-spined stickleback is a noun.
- What is the plural of three-spined stickleback?
- The plural of three-spined stickleback is three-spined sticklebacks.
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