spinous

  • 1Spinous — 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] …

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  • 2spinous — [spī′nəs] adj. [L spinosus] 1. SPINOSE 2. like a spine or thorn in form 3. thorny; nettling …

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  • 3spinous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. spiny 2 < a spinous plant > b. spiny 3 2. difficult or unpleasant to handle or meet ; thorny …

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  • 4spinous — adjective 1. having spines the dorsal fin is spinous • Syn: ↑spiny • Ant: ↑spineless 2. shaped like a spine or thorn • Syn: ↑acanthoid, ↑acanthous …

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  • 5Spinous 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&#8230; …

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  • 6spinous process — n SPINE (2) specif the median spinelike or platelike dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra * * * spina (def. 1) …

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  • 7spinous layer — spinous cell layer stratum spinosum …

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  • 8Spinous process — Bone: Spinous process A cervical vertebra. (Spinous process labeled at bottom.) …

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  • 9spinous 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&#8230; …

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  • 10spinous 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;&#8230; …

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