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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

prick•le•back n.

Fishany of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.
Fishstickleback.

prickle + back¹ 1740–50

'prickleback' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cockscomb - eelblenny - rock blenny - rock prickleback - stickleback

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