acanthoid

[ uh-kan-thoid ]
/ əˈkæn θɔɪd /

adjective

spiny; spinous.

Origin of acanthoid

acanth- + -oid

Words nearby acanthoid

acanthocephaliasis, acanthocheilonema, acanthocyte, acanthocytosis, acanthodian, acanthoid, acanthology, acantholysis, acanthoma, acanthopterygian, acanthorrhexis

British Dictionary definitions for acanthoid

acanthoid
/ (əˈkænθɔɪd) /

adjective

resembling a spine; spiny

Medical definitions for acanthoid

acanthoid
[ ə-kăn′thoid′ ]

adj.

Shaped like a thorn or spine.