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prickleback

noun

Small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research

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11
Starts with
P
Ends with
K
Contains
RI
Scrabble score
27

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noun

  1. Small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research

noun

  1. Small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines

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