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threespine stickleback

threespine stickleback noun: gasterosteus aculeatus, an endangered species of European stickleback.

threespine stickleback: gasterosteus aculeatus, an endangered species of European stickleback
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Noun

threespine stickleback (plural threespine sticklebacks)

  1. Gasterosteus aculeatus, an endangered species of European stickleback.

threespine stickleback meaning in Tamil

threespine stickleback in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of threespine stickleback

pluralthreespine sticklebacks
alternative formthree-spined stickleback

Questions about threespine stickleback

What does threespine stickleback mean?
Threespine stickleback means gasterosteus aculeatus, an endangered species of European stickleback.
What is threespine stickleback in Tamil?
Threespine stickleback in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Threespine stickleback meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is threespine stickleback?
Threespine stickleback is a noun.
What is the plural of threespine stickleback?
The plural of threespine stickleback is threespine sticklebacks.

Words near threespine stickleback in the dictionary

  1. threesomeness
  2. threesomes
  3. threespace
  4. threespaces
  5. threespine
  6. threespine stickleback
  7. threespine sticklebacks
  8. threesquare
  9. Threet
  10. threetangle
  11. threetangles

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