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Gasterosteus spinachia

Sea adder \Sea" ad"der\ (Zo["o]l.)

  1. The European fifteen-spined stickleback ( Gasterosteus spinachia); -- called also bismore.

  2. The European tanglefish, or pipefish ( Syngnathus acus).

Gasterosteus spinachia

Bismer \Bis"mer\, n.

  1. A rule steelyard. [Scot.]

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The fifteen-spined ( Gasterosteus spinachia). [1913 Webster] ||