English-Thai Dictionary
stickleback
N ปลา พวก Gasterosteidae มี ขนาดเล็ก มี หนาม บริเวณ หลัง
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STICKLEBACK
Stic "kle *back `, n. Etym: [OE. & Prov E. stickle a prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel ) + back. See Stick, v. t., and cf. Banstickle. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback.
New American Oxford Dictionary
stickleback
stick le back |ˈstikəlˌbak ˈstɪkəlˌbæk | ▶noun a small fish with sharp spines along its back, able to live in both salt and fresh water and found in both Eurasia and North America. [Family Gasterosteidae: several genera and species, including the common and widespread three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old English sticel ‘thorn, sting ’ + bæc ‘back. ’
Oxford Dictionary
stickleback
stickle |back |ˈstɪk (ə )lbak | ▶noun a small fish with sharp spines along its back, able to live in both salt and fresh water and found in both Eurasia and North America. ●Family Gasterosteidae: several genera and species, including the common and widespread three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old English sticel ‘thorn, sting ’ + bæc ‘back ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
stickleback
st í ck le b à ck /stɪ́k (ə )l- /名詞 C 〘魚 〙トゲウオ .
The Wordsmith Dictionary