family Gasterosteidae

family Gasterosteidae
noun
sticklebacks
Syn: ↑Gasterosteidae
Hypernyms: ↑fish family
Member Holonyms: ↑Solenichthyes, ↑order Solenichthyes
Member Meronyms: ↑stickleback, ↑prickleback, ↑Gasterosteus, ↑genus gasterosteus

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