English Dictionary

three-spined stickleback

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

北半球の沿岸や内陸の水域に生息する小型の魚。脅かされると体の棘（スパイン）を直立させ、防御行動を取る特徴がある。科学名はGasterosteus aculeatus。

The three-spined stickleback uses its erect spines to deter predators, making it difficult for birds and larger fish to swallow.

北半球の沿岸や内水域に生息し、危険を感じると背びれの棘を立てる小魚（Gasterosteus aculeatus）は、それらの棘で捕食者を追い払い、鳥や大型魚に飲み込まれにくくなる。

意味（1）

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.

three-spined sticklebacks （ plural ）