pricklebacks
Definitions
Noun
- Small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines
- 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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Words that sound like the term "pricklebacks".
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| 1 | paramedics | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | pediatrics | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | prentnieks | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | prosthetics | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | prices | 2 | 61 |
| 2 | priceless | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | kickbacks | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | pickles | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | pricks | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | pickle | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | prickleback | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | rickles | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | rickenbach | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | trickles | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | rickles' | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | ricklefs | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | kickback | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | rickenbaker | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | sprinkles | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | rollbacks | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | reback | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | railsback | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pullbacks | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | primebank | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Functional Morphology of the Oral Jaws and Dentition Across Diverse Diets and Ontogeny in Prickleback Fishes (Stichaeidae)
May 12, 2026 Wiley Online Library
May 12, 2026 Wiley Online Library
Pricklebacks are just one of the ‘amazing finds’ tide pooling at Hampton Beach
Aug 26, 2021 Seacoastonline.com
Aug 26, 2021 Seacoastonline.com