gasterosteus spinachia

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gasterosteus spinachia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea adder \Sea" ad"der\ (Zool.)
     (a) The European fifteen-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus   spinachia
         ); -- called also bismore.
     (b) The European tanglefish, or pipefish (Syngnathus acus).
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  Bismer \Bis"mer\, n.
     1. A rule steelyard. [Scot.]
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     2. (Zool.) The fifteen-spined (Gasterosteus spinachia).
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