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单词 pricklefish
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Definition of pricklefish in English:

pricklefish

noun
  • 1A stickleback (now rare).

  • 2A member of the family Stephanoberycidae of small deep-sea fishes of tropical and subtropical waters, which bear spines ventrally and dorsally in front of the caudal fin and typically have toothed scales with backward-pointing spines.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Walter Charleton (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher.

 
 

Definition of pricklefish in US English:

pricklefish

noun
  • 1A stickleback (now rare).

  • 2A member of the family Stephanoberycidae of small deep-sea fishes of tropical and subtropical waters, which bear spines ventrally and dorsally in front of the caudal fin and typically have toothed scales with backward-pointing spines.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Walter Charleton (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher.

 
 
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