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A European sculpin (Cottus scorpius) having the head armed with short spines.
Any fish of the genus Diodon, and allied genera, whose body is covered with spines. See Illust. under Diodon.
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n.
A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
a.
Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc.
n.
One of the movable chitinous spines or hooks of an annelid. They usually arise in clusters from muscular capsules, and are used in locomotion and for defense. They are very diverse in form.
a.
Covered with small spines.
a.
Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. under Spicule.
superl.
Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
a.
Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid, leafless point; armed with spines.
n.
A sea urchin when deprived of its spines; -- popularly so called from a fancied resemblance to a turban.
n.
Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidae. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds.
n.
Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta.
a.
Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zool.), having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and often ornamented by spines or tubercles; -- said of certain spiral shells.
v. t.
Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus Gasterosteus and allied genera. The back is armed with two or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish water, and construct curious nests. Called also sticklebag, sharpling, and prickleback.
n.
A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines.
n.
Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan, the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants, or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss.
a.
Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
n.
Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
a.
Having a head armed with thorns or spines.
n.
A large sting ray (Dasybatis, / Trygon, Sayi) native of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large spines on the body and tail.
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