Term: stickleback: small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
Candidate hypernym: animal: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement → 1
Candidate hypernym: groundfish: fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder) → 0
Candidate hypernym: takeover: a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation → 0
Candidate hypernym: banderilla: a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight → 0
Candidate hypernym: convoy: the act of escorting while in transit → 0
Candidate hypernym: rotating shaft: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion → 0
Candidate hypernym: crooked-stemmed aster: a variety of aster → 0
Candidate hypernym: sambuca: an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice → 0
Candidate hypernym: hell: any place of pain and turmoil → 0
Candidate hypernym: volcanism: the phenomena associated with volcanic activity → 0
Candidate hypernym: platitudinarian: a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes → 0