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Acanthophorous

Acˊan-thoph′o-rous

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] spine +
φέρειν
to bear.]
Spine-bearing.
Gray.

Definition 2024

acanthophorous

acanthophorous

English

Adjective

acanthophorous

  1. Spine-bearing.
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκανθο- ‎(akantho-, “spine”) + φορός ‎(phorós, “bearing”)

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