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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pric·kle·back Pric·kle·fish n. Zool. The stickleback.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 prickleback
      n 1: small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long
           dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
      2: small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed
         fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having
         elaborate courtship; subjects of much research [syn: stickleback]