- spinous
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adjective
Date: 15th century
1.
a. spiny 2 <a spinous plant> b. spiny 3 2. difficult or unpleasant to handle or meet ; thorny
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Spinous — Spi nous, a. 1. Spinose; thorny. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike. [1913 Webster] {Spinous process of a vertebra} (Anat.), the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinous — [spī′nəs] adj. [L spinosus] 1. SPINOSE 2. like a spine or thorn in form 3. thorny; nettling … English World dictionary
spinous — adjective 1. having spines the dorsal fin is spinous • Syn: ↑spiny • Ant: ↑spineless 2. shaped like a spine or thorn • Syn: ↑acanthoid, ↑acanthous … Useful english dictionary
Spinous process of a vertebra — Spinous Spi nous, a. 1. Spinose; thorny. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike. [1913 Webster] {Spinous process of a vertebra} (Anat.), the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinous process — n SPINE (2) specif the median spinelike or platelike dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra * * * spina (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
spinous layer — spinous cell layer stratum spinosum … Medical dictionary
Spinous process — Bone: Spinous process A cervical vertebra. (Spinous process labeled at bottom.) … Wikipedia
spinous gurnard — Karolinos jūrgaidis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Prionotus carolinus angl. Carolina searobin; common searobin; northern searobin; red winged searobin; spinous gurnard rus. каролинский морской… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
spinous shark — paprastasis krokodilinis dygliaryklis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Echinorhinus brucus angl. alligator dogfish; bramble shark; pricle shark; spiny shark; spinous shark rus. акула крокодил;… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
spinous process — noun : spine 3e: as a. : the median spinelike or platelike dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra : neural spine b. : a sharp posterior prolongation on each greater wing of the sphenoid bone c. : a process on the head of the t … Useful english dictionary
