[a. F. centronote, ad. mod.L. centronōtus, f. Gr. κέντρον sharp point, spine + νῶτος back.] A genus of fishes (Centronotus) having a spur-like prickle pointing forwards in the back.
1836. Blackw. Mag., XXXIX. 306. The thorny lophoderme of a centronote or stickleback.
