Crossword-Solution: STICKLEBACK
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Stickleback | v. t. | 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. |
We have 6 clues for the answer “STICKLEBACK”
| Clue | Answers |
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| SPINY-backed fish | 1 answer |
| Small spiny fish | 1 answer |
| Spiny swimmer | 1 answer |
| a freshwater fish with a spiny back | 1 answer |
| NEST-building fish | 4 answers |
| FISH, type of | 73 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who
is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor
of a candidate for office.
Hint 2 anagram
TLEORCE
Hint 3 another clue
A BALLOT CAST BY A VOTER WHO VOTES FOR ALL THE CANDIDATES OF ONE PARTY
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Sentences with STICKLEBACK (5)
Jeremy landed little Jack Sharp the stickleback, covered with spines! THE stickleback floundered about the boat, pricking and snapping until he was quite out of breath.
Formidable though behemot, the other monster, is, he feels insecure until he is certain that leviathan has satisfied his thirst.[121] The only thing that can keep him in check is the stickleback, a little fish which was created for the purpose, and of which he stands in great awe.[122] But leviathan is more than merely large and strong; he is wonderfully made besides.
There was a little heap of split-peas, three or four remarkably small potatoes--at least, I suppose they were potatoes; if not, they were pea-nuts boiled soft,--some caraway-seeds, a very young-looking fish, apparently of the stickleback breed, and some red paint.
Thus the male stickleback (Gasterosteus leiurus) has been described as “mad with delight,” when the female comes out of her hiding-place and surveys the nest which he has made for her.
With respect to the courtship of fishes, other cases have been observed since the first edition of this book appeared, besides that already given of the stickleback.
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Appears in: Crossroads.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (2002–2007).