单词 | pricklefish |
释义 | pricklefishnoun 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. OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in Walter Charleton (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher. |
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