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from The Century Dictionary.
- The typical subfamily of Gasterosteidæ, containing the 2-spined and 6- to 10-spined sticklebacks, with rounded snout, and the pelvic bones forming a triangular area between the ventral fins. By some it is extended to include all the species of the family Gasterosteidæ.
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