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stick|le|back
stick|le|back «STIHK uhl BAK», noun, plural -backs or (collectively) -back.
a small, scaleless fish with a row of sharp spines on its back. The male builds an elaborate nest for the eggs. Sticklebacks comprise a family of fishes.
[Middle English stykylbak < Old English sticel a prick, sting + bæc back1]

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