acanthous

English

Etymology

acanth (“spine”) +‎ -ous (“having”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəs/
  • Rhymes: -ænθəs

Adjective

acanthous (comparative more acanthous, superlative most acanthous)

  1. Spinous.

References
  1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
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