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three-spined stickleback

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Gasterosteus aculeatus, a small fish of coastal and inland waters of the Northern Hemisphere, that can make its spines erect when threatened, which makes it hard to swallow.

Equivalents

9 more languages
Bosanskikătkat
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Ελληνικάαγκαθερό
Suomikolmipiikki
Hrvatskikătkat
Kurdîkat
Polskiciernikczartkatkolka
Српскиkatkăt
Svenskastaggstorspigg

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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