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Type Words
Synonyms spiny


the dorsal fin is spinous.
Type Words
Synonyms acanthoid, acanthous
Derivation spine

Examples of spinous

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These display a spinous process at the back, as in both Holochilus and Lundomys.
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All the segments are destitute of pedicles, laminae and spinous processes.
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The device is guided along the midline of the spine, starting at the spinous process and finishing at the top of the anal crease.
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These are columns of flattened, spinous cells, with roughly an average diameter of 50 micrometres and a length of 300 micrometres.
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Like Anomalocaris, Hurdia had a segmented body with a head bearing a pair of spinous claws and a circular jaw structure with many teeth.
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As in Holochilus, the zygomatic plate, the flattened front portion of the cheek bone, is expansive and produced into a spinous process at the anterior margin.
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More examples
  • Having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous"
  • Acanthoid: shaped like a spine or thorn
  • Spinosity is the second EP release by Australian pop-rock band The Sharp. It was recorded at Platinum Studios in Melbourne, Australia. The tracks "Talking Sly" and "Caught in the Deep" later went onto the This is the Sharp album.
  • (spinosity) Thorniness, and, hence, difficult, impenetrable.
  • Descriptive of a sharp, slender process.