spinous

[ spahy-nuh s ]

/ ˈspaɪ nəs /

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adjective

covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.

armed with or bearing sharp-pointed processes, as an animal.

spinelike.

Origin of spinous

1630–40; < Latin spīnōsus; see spine, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM spinous

spi·nous·ness, noun in·ter·spi·nous, adjective mul·ti·spi·nous, adjective post·spi·nous, adjective

sub·spi·nous, adjective

Words nearby spinous

spinode, spinone italiano, spinor, spinose, spinothalamic tract, spinous, spinous layer, spinous process, spinoza, spinoza, benedict, spinozism

Example sentences from the Web for spinous

They are then nearly two inches long with spinous, greenish bodies, striped with lighter lines.

Butterflies Worth Knowing |Clarence M. Weed
Subspinous, sub-spī′nus, adj. somewhat spinous: under the spinal column, or a spinous process.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various
The two low ridges between the orbits do not end in spinous points.

Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. |J Lort Stokes
When the spinous processes and laminæ are driven in upon the cord, they must be elevated at once by operation.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

Three small paint pots with spinous protuberances to facilitate handling.

Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained |James Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for spinous

spinous

/ (ˈspaɪnəs) /

adjective biology

resembling a spine or thorn the spinous process of a bone

having spines or spiny projections

another word for spinose

Medical definitions for spinous

spinous

[ spī′nəs ]

adj.

Relating to, shaped like, or having a spine or spines.

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spinous

adjective

Origin of spinous

OTHER WORDS FROM spinous

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Example sentences from the Web for spinous

British Dictionary definitions for spinous

adjective biology

Medical definitions for spinous

adj.

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spinous

adjective

Origin of spinous

OTHER WORDS FROM spinous

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