Definitions for spiny

Definitions for (adj) spiny

Main entry: barbed, barbellate, thorny, setaceous, setose, spiny, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly

Definition: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Usage: a horse with a short bristly mane; bristly shrubs; burred fruits; setaceous whiskers


Main entry: spinous, spiny

Definition: having spines

Usage: the dorsal fin is spinous


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