| ADJECTIVE | all | spinous, spiny | having spines |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | spinous, acanthoid, acanthous | shaped like a spine or thorn |
| Meaning | Having spines. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the dorsal fin is spinous" | |
| Synonym | spiny | |
| Opposite | spineless | Lacking spiny processes |
| Meaning | shaped like a spine or thorn. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | acanthoid, acanthous | |
| Broader | pointed | Having a point |
| Spanish | espinoso | |
| Catalan | espinós | |
| Nouns | spine | a sharp rigid animal process or appendage |
| spine | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | |
| spine | any sharply pointed projection | |
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