prickleback
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 contain the term "prickleback".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | prickleback | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | pricklebacks | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "prickleback".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "prickleback".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | pickled | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | trickle | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | prickly | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | pickle | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | kickbacks | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | pricked | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | pickles | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | pricklebacks | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | rickenbach | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | kickback | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | rickenbaker | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | reback | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | railsback | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | primebank | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | rockenbach | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | rickles | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | primack | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | priebke | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pilecki | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | pickler | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "prickleback".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Monkeyface prickleback could be world record; fish caught by Tillamook woman
Apr 5, 2024 ODFW Home Page
Apr 5, 2024 ODFW Home Page
Colorful fish known to be poor swimmer discovered in Russia far from usual home
May 5, 2025 Miami Herald
May 5, 2025 Miami Herald
Monkeyface prickleback fish could be the 'new white meat,' University of California-Irvine study says
Feb 25, 2020 ABC30 Fresno
Feb 25, 2020 ABC30 Fresno