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Acanthous

//əˈkæn.θəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of spinous.
Adjective
  1. 1
    shaped like a spine or thorn wordnet

Etymology

From acanth- (“spine”) + -ous (“having”).

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