# banstickle

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).

## Etymology
From Middle English banstikel from Old English bān (“bone”) + sticel (“prickle, sting”). See bone (noun) and stickleback.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/banstickle