or beardy
n.
a fish. InScotland the name is applied to the Bearded Loach, Nemachilus barbatus, of Europe; in New South Wales thename is given to the fish Lotella marginata, Macl., ofthe family Gadidae, or Cod-fishes, which is also called Ling (q.v.).
·noun The bearded loach (Nemachilus barbatus) of Europe. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A northern name of the three-spined stickleback. ...
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