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Species of lizard
The thorny devil (Moloch horridus), also known commonly as the mountain devil, thorny lizard, thorny dragon, and moloch, is a species of lizard in the
Thorny_devil
Species of stick insect
Eurycantha calcarata (common names thorny devil stick insect and giant spiny stick insect ) is a species of phasmid endemic to Australasia. Eurycantha
Eurycantha_calcarata
Genus of katydids
spiny-headed katydid, spine-headed katydids, spike-headed katydids, thorny devil katydid, thorny devil bush cricket, and similar variations of the sort, do not apply
Panacanthus
Species of stick insect
Eurycantha horrida, the thorny devil walking stick, is a species belonging to the stick insects (order Phasmatodea) and to the family Phasmatidae. Eurycantha
Eurycantha_horrida
Topics referred to by the same term
library Jersey Devil, a legendary creature in the southern part of New Jersey, US. Tasmanian devil, a carnivorous marsupial Thorny devil, an Australian
Devil_(disambiguation)
2021 animated film
tells her and her three best friends —Frank, a funnel-web spider, Zoe, a thorny devil, and Nigel, a marbled scorpion— about the Outback, a place recognizable
Back_to_the_Outback
Change of state of matter from a gas phase into a liquid phase
accessible by condensation. A few examples of these are the Australian thorny devil, the darkling beetles of the Namibian coast, and the coast redwoods of
Condensation
Topics referred to by the same term
Goa'uld from Stargate SG-1 Moloch horridus, also known as the Australian thorny devil, the sole lizard species of the genus Moloch Hylobates moloch, commonly
Moloch_(disambiguation)
power suits anyway, just in case they needed them and use thorny devil powers with a thorny devil friend. The brothers are then forced to lose their bet
List_of_Wild_Kratts_episodes
tradition, both) to the rainbow serpent Ngalyod. Yee-Na-Pah, an Arrernte thorny devil spirit girl who marries an echidna spirit man. Yurlungur, Yolngu snake
List of Australian Aboriginal mythological figures
List_of_Australian_Aboriginal_mythological_figures
Genus of reptiles
the American species is the Texas horned lizard. Like the unrelated thorny devil (Moloch horridus) which also lives in arid environments, some species
Horned_lizard
Reptiles live in large numbers in the deserts, for example the woma python, thorny devil, bearded dragon, monitor lizard, frilled dragon and geckos. Frog species
Deserts_of_Australia
Ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces
absorption and distribution of water through the scales and skin of the thorny devil lizard from moisture in the environment to the mouth for ingestion. 1
Capillary_action
Zoo in San Diego, California, U.S
tarantulas, golden-eyed stick insects, goliath stick insects, jungle nymphs, thorny devil stick insects and western honey bees. This two-story building houses
San_Diego_Zoo
Phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules
2016). "Cutaneous water collection by a moisture-harvesting lizard, the thorny devil (Moloch horridus)". Journal of Experimental Biology. 219 (21): 3473–3479
Hygroscopy
American nature docuseries
Rainbow lorikeet. Lace monitor. Frilled lizard. Echidna. mad hatterpillar. thorny devil. peacock spider. psyllids Burton's legless lizard and the golden-tailed
Tiny_World
Genus of lizards
eating green ants. Genetic analysis shows that Chelosania, along with the thorny devil, is a significantly older species than more recent desert agamids. Teale
Chelosania
2002 platform video game
Mountains, where they encounter one of Cass' underlings, an unnamed female thorny devil (later known as Fluffy in Bush Rescue) piloting her own ape-like mecha
Ty_the_Tasmanian_Tiger
Subfamily of lizards
Amphibolurinae Thorny devil (Moloch horridus) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania
Amphibolurinae
Nature reserve in Western Australia
reptiles. Here one can find yellow and brown striped snakes and the thorny devil. In 2020, an agreement with the Gibson Desert People and the Western
Gibson_Desert_Nature_Reserve
Topics referred to by the same term
a flowering plant species endemic to California Moloch horridus, the thorny devil, a lizard species found in Australia Horridus (disambiguation) This disambiguation
M._horridus
Painting by Alexandre Cabanel
was painted in 1847, when the artist was 24 years old, and depicts the Devil after his fall from Heaven. The painting is at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier
The_Fallen_Angel_(painting)
Species of snake
2016). "Cutaneous water collection by a moisture-harvesting lizard, the thorny devil (Moloch horridus)". Journal of Experimental Biology. 219 (21): 3473–3479
Acrochordus_granulatus
1998 American animated television series
underground nuclear testing. When one of the captive mutations - a mutant thorny devil (a species of lizard) - breaks out of its cage, the team and Godzilla
Godzilla:_The_Series
Species of bird
71 oz) pygmy spiny-tailed skink (Egernia depressa) and a 38 g (1.3 oz) thorny devil (Moloch horridus) may be taken. Beyond lizards, wedge-tailed eagles seldom
Wedge-tailed_eagle
Genus of ants
visit various flowers and attend to a variety of butterfly larvae. The thorny devil, an Australian lizard, predominantly feeds on Ochetellus workers, and
Ochetellus
British TV documentary franchise
(2) Nile crocodile, (1) Cuttlefish 3 – Extreme: (10) Snow leopard, (9) Thorny devil, (8) Pitcher plant, (7) Lungfish, (6) Fungus gnat glow worm, (5) Arctic
Deadly_(franchise)
Species of lizard
hygroscopic skin, and shares a feature with some other lizards (such as the thorny devil, Texas horned lizard, Saara hardwickii, and the giant girdled lizard)
Namaqua_chameleon
dragon lizards are represented by 70 species in 14 genera, including the thorny devil, bearded dragon and frill-necked lizard. There are 30 species of monitor
Fauna_of_Australia
Extinct family of turtles
marsupial, Owen came to believe that the bones represented a type of giant thorny devil. By 1884 better recorded fossil discoveries had been made on Lord Howe
Meiolaniidae
National Park in Western Australia
park is the Finlayson's cave bat. Recorded reptile species include the thorny devil, western bearded dragon and central netted dragon. The only observed
Kalbarri_National_Park
Australian poet and artist
screenprints in a folio, (Thorny Devil Press, Newcastle, 2007) The Sydney Morning 1-IV, 50 prints in four folios, (Thorny Devil Press, Newcastle, 1989–1994)
Richard_Tipping
Examples of separate lineages of organisms developing similar characteristics
a placodont Proganochelys quenstedti (Late Triassic), a turtle The thorny devil (Moloch horridus) is similar in diet and activity patterns to the Texas
List of examples of convergent evolution
List_of_examples_of_convergent_evolution
Common Australian ant
"The role of diet in determining water, energy and salt intake in the thorny devil Moloch horridus (Lacertilia: Agamidae)" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Society
Meat_ant
Zoo in Northern Territory, Australia
Slater's skink Spinifex legless lizard Stimson's banded rock python Thorny devil Woma python "Alice Springs Desert Park". anbg.gov.au. Australian National
Alice_Springs_Desert_Park
Australian musical group
Sydney, Australia Genres Blues and roots Years active 1989–present Labels Thorny Devil Records, Only Blues, ABC Records Members Shane Pacey Alan Britton Eben
Bondi_Cigars
2004 platform video game
Fluffy mechs using his own bipedal Battle Bunyip power suit. Cass's thorny devil henchwoman Fluffy arrives in her own Bunyip mech and makes her way towards
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue
Ty_the_Tasmanian_Tiger_2:_Bush_Rescue
1979 British nature documentary television series
tear and in the case of some species of lizard, such as the Australian thorny devil, serve to protect from attack. The horned iguana from the West Indies
Life_on_Earth_(TV_series)
Species of reptile
123. ISBN 0-86784-204-0. Paige, Linda Rohrer (2016). "Drag queens, thorny devils and frilled lizards: "queerness" takes to the outback in The Adventures
Frilled_lizard
Extinct genus of turtles
squamate Megalania (at the time thought to be a giant relative of the thorny devil rather than a monitor lizard). What has been noted as strange about Owen's
Meiolania
Species of lizard
dragons (Pogona spp.), the frilled lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii), the thorny devil (Moloch horridus), the Australian water dragon, and many others. A 2000
Chinese_water_dragon
Nature reserve in the Northern Territory of Australia
TPWCA - the only mammal with a conservation listing in the reserve. The thorny devil and the trilling frog also live in the reserve. More than forty Aboriginal
Rainbow Valley Conservation Reserve
Rainbow_Valley_Conservation_Reserve
Ecoregion in Western Australia
A Thorny Devil in the Great Western Woodlands
Great_Western_Woodlands
Desert in Northern Western Australia
lizards occur here, such as goannas (including the large perentie), thorny devils, and bearded dragons. Some of the bird-life found within the desert
Great_Sandy_Desert
Yanaka (家中 宏, Yanaka Hiroshi). Molech Imagin (モレクイマジン, Moreku Imajin): A thorny devil/"We All Came From Eggs" (ご先祖様はみんな卵, Gosenzo-sama wa Minna Tamago)-themed
List of Kamen Rider Den-O characters
List_of_Kamen_Rider_Den-O_characters
Annual Australian architecture awards program
Heritage Architecture NT Chapter Award for Educational Architecture Thorny Devil (Moloch Horridus) Award for Sustainable Architecture (last awarded 2019)
Australian Institute of Architects Awards and Prizes
Australian_Institute_of_Architects_Awards_and_Prizes
Genus Microauris Genus Mictopholis - see Pseudocalotes Genus Moloch - thorny devil Genus Monilesaurus Genus Otocryptis Genus Paralaudakia - sometimes included
List_of_reptile_genera
Genus of ants
the ants during territorial disputes to locate them. The Australian thorny devil lizard (Moloch horridus) is a sit and wait predator that primarily preys
Iridomyrmex
Extinct genus of turtle
Island, continuing to believe that the two were lizards related to the thorny devil. It was Thomas Henry Huxley who first identified Meiolania as a turtle
Ninjemys
Simulated combat between animals
ring-tailed vontsira, red-necked pademelon, red squirrel, Goliath beetle, thorny devil, fire salamander, flying dragon lizard, black & red bush squirrel, white-winged
March_Mammal_Madness
Bioregion in Western Australia
malleefowl, laughing kookaburra and barking owl, and reptiles such as the thorny devil and desert death adder. Mammals include the echidna, brushtail possum
Coolgardie_bioregion
Dedicated site where wild animals urinate and defecate
public toilet"). Some lizards, such as yakka skinks (Egernia rugosa) and thorny devils use dedicated defecation sites. European rabbits may deposit their pellets
Animal_latrine
Town in South Australia
animal species commonly found in and about Mintabie include the galah, thorny devil and netted dragon lizard and the larger lizard variety known as goanna
Mintabie,_South_Australia
Lophognathus temporalis (northern water dragon) Moloch horridus (thorny dragon or thorny devil) Pogona microlepidota Pogona minor (bearded dragon) P. m. minor
List of reptiles of Western Australia
List_of_reptiles_of_Western_Australia
Species of flowering plant in the nightshade family
stramonium, known by the common names thornapple, jimsonweed (jimson weed), or devil's trumpet, is a poisonous flowering plant in the Daturae tribe of the nightshade
Datura_stramonium
Season of television series
Ella Endlich Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFE SAFE WINNER Dornteufel "Thorny Devil" Mark Keller Actor WIN RISK WIN WIN RISK SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Discokugel
The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 6
The_Masked_Singer_(German_TV_series)_season_6
Protected area in Western Australia
reserve. Other animals known to be present include spinifex hopping mouse, thorny devil, fat-tailed and hairy-footed dunnarts, eastern grey kangaroo, emu and
Eurardy_Reserve
1994 TV series or program
frilled lizards, water-holding frogs, dingoes, tasmanian devils, flying possums, numbats, thorny devils, and koalas are featured. There are five songs. The
Really_Wild_Animals
Species of ant endemic to Australia
bugs and redback spiders prey on jack jumpers and other Myrmecia ants. Thorny devils and echidnas, particularly the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
Jack_jumper_ant
Species of lizard
skinks, and smaller monitor species. They are even capable of eating thorny devils. They also invade bird nests to eat eggs and chicks, and eat a variety
Black-headed_monitor
Protected area in South Australia
Typical species are scarlet-chested parrots, Major Mitchell's cockatoos, thorny devils, sandhill dunnarts and malleefowls. The reserve is on the outside of
Yellabinna_Regional_Reserve
Zoo in Northern Territory, Australia
Animals at the centre include the perentie, frill-necked lizards, thorny devils, large and small pythons and venomous snakes including inland taipans
Alice_Springs_Reptile_Centre
Australian artist (c. 1940–2018)
the journeys of her Dreaming Ancestor, Arnkerrth, the Old Woman Mountain Devil, and are indicative of the Aborigines' traditional land navigation skills
Kathleen_Petyarre
Australian poet and publisher (born 1953)
Batt-Rawden (composer)(Hospital Hill, 2013) 101 Quads (Puncher & Wattmann/Thorny Devil Press, 2020) ISBN 978-0-9807718-6-2 artist books including Aves, the
Chris_Mansell
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
NT Quandong (Santalum acuminatum) fruit & seeds at Angas Downs, NT Thorny devil (Moloch horridus) is the Angas Downs mascot and appears on the logo Red
Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area
Angas_Downs_Indigenous_Protected_Area
2003 British TV series or programme
are one of the most successful animals in Australia's deserts, and a thorny devil is shown waiting alongside a pathway of ants. Mammals here are nocturnal
Wild_Down_Under
Seventeenth-century play of uncertain authorship
Grim the Collier of Croyden; or, The Devil and his Dame: with the Devil and Saint Dunston is a seventeenth-century play of uncertain authorship, first
Grim_the_Collier_of_Croydon
earlier seasons feature a pal for Ozzie, the competitive, yet good-natured, Thorny (played by Don Defore). Later seasons also include characters Doc Williams
List of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet episodes
List_of_The_Adventures_of_Ozzie_and_Harriet_episodes
Turkish fairy tale
The Horse-Devil and the Witch or The Horse-Dew and the Witch is a Turkish fairy tale first collected by Hungarian Turkologist Ignác Kúnos in the late
The_Horse-Devil_and_the_Witch
Species of flowering plant
senticosus (from Latin) means sentis (thorn-bush, briar), an adjective meaning "thorny" or "full of briers or thorns".[citation needed] It is not the same plant
Eleutherococcus_senticosus
Fruit of Rubus species
refer to the dense vines of the plant, though this name is used for other thorny thickets (such as Smilax) as well. The usually black fruit is not a berry
Blackberry
Species of shark
Sharks portal The thorny lanternshark (Etmopterus sentosus) is a shark of the family Etmopteridae found in the western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0°
Thorny_lanternshark
Species of cactus
birds and mammals, including pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, and deer. The thorny plants provide escape for cover for many small animals. The leafcutter bee
Cylindropuntia_imbricata
Main antagonist organization of One Piece
1188] Imu ate a Devil Fruit that is aptly named Devil's Fruit, which gives him the ability to transform into an enormous devil. In his devil form, Imu is
World_Government_(One_Piece)
List of common names used to refer to fish
bass Temperate ocean-bass Temperate perch Tench Tenpounder Tenuis Tetra Thorny catfish Thornfish Threadfin Threadfin bream Thread-tail Three spot gourami
List_of_fish_by_common_name
Aboriginal Australian artist (1942–2021)
created feather-like strokes with vivid colours, like her piece "Thorny Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming". Her style ranged from landscapes and natural tones
Gloria_Petyarre
Species of flowering plant
derived from Greek and means 'fragrant flower'. Armatus means 'armed' or 'thorny'. Missouri Botanic Garden. Available at: https://www.missouribotanicalgarden
Osmanthus_armatus
judgement at law which has no practical effect busillis [it] baffling puzzle, thorny problem John of Cornwall (ca. 1170) was once asked by a scribe what the
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Spirit in Southeast Asian folklore
becoming victims, their relatives place thorny branches around the house as a barrier. This improvised thorny fence discourages the Ahp from coming to
Krasue
Kapok tree cultivated for seed fibre
ceiba.[citation needed] Ceiba pentranda Canopy Underside of single leaf Thorny buttress roots and trunk base Flowers in profile Fruit close-up Twigs laden
Ceiba_pentandra
Supernatural creatures in Arab culture and Islam
is often portrayed as having monstrous deformities, such as claw-like or thorny hands, flaming eyes or seven heads. Just as with jinn, an ifrit might possess
Ifrit
34:16; a bitter/thorny fruit-bearing tree. Olive Tree (Shajarah az-Zaytūn) — Described as a "Blessed Tree" (24:35). Zaqqum (زَقُّوم) — A thorny tree that grows
List of characters and names mentioned in the Quran
List_of_characters_and_names_mentioned_in_the_Quran
Type of steel fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points
erect than their alternatives (one such alternative is Osage orange, a thorny bush that is time-consuming to transplant and grow). When wire fences became
Barbed_wire
Species of ground shark
"Killer Whale Predation on a Giant Manta Ray (Mobula birostris), a Sicklefin Devil Ray (Mobula tarapacana) and a Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in the Southwest
Tiger_shark
First part of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
the people who attempted or died by suicide are transformed into gnarled, thorny trees and then fed upon by Harpies, hideous clawed birds with the faces
Inferno_(Dante)
October 20, 2018 (B) TBA "Hapyon Detective Agency: Case No. 6: Assault of the Thorny Yo-kai" Transliteration: "InaUsa Fushigi Tanteisha CASE6 Togetoge Yōkai
List of Yo-kai Watch (2014 TV series) episodes
List_of_Yo-kai_Watch_(2014_TV_series)_episodes
that lives in thorny thickets and protects swampland. Lazy Laurence Leprechaun Lubber fiend Lutin Monaciello Moss people Mowing-Devil Nisse Nix - also
List of beings referred to as fairies
List_of_beings_referred_to_as_fairies
Japanese dark fantasy shōnen manga
"having this story go in a legitimately romantic direction would likely raise thorny issues of power dynamics and consent", but remarked that, as it was, the
The_Ancient_Magus'_Bride
Triptych by Hieronymus Bosch
dark-skinned Balthazar, has white garments decorated by an embroidery resembling thorny leaves: brings a spherical pix whose reliefs depict the Offer of Water to
Adoration of the Magi (Bosch, Madrid)
Adoration_of_the_Magi_(Bosch,_Madrid)
Abode of the dead, in various cultures
earths mentioned in Quran 65:12, inhabited by devils, harsh angels, scorpions, and serpents. They described thorny shrubs, seas filled with blood and fire,
Hell
River in West Virginia, United States
order from south (source) to north (mouth). Deep Gutter Run Halfmoon Run Thorny Bottom Run Rockland Perry Wardensville List of West Virginia rivers U.S
Trout Run (Cacapon River tributary)
Trout_Run_(Cacapon_River_tributary)
British actor (1904–1957)
incarnation of the television show), "Broadway" in The Damon Runyon Theatre, and "Thorny" the neighbor on the radio version of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
John_Brown_(actor)
Overseas department of France
June 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025. "Macron returns to French Guiana for thorny talks on autonomy and illegal mining". RFI. 25 March 2024. Archived from
French_Guiana
Predatory cartilaginous fishes
West Indian lanternshark (E. robinsi) Fringefin lanternshark (E. schultzi) Thorny lanternshark (E. sentosus) Velvet belly lantern shark (E. spinax) Splendid
Shark
American film director (1880–1962)
covering corruption. This is the formula used in Where East Is East. Tiger's thorny face masks a wealth of kindness, sensitively and abiding paternal love.
Tod_Browning
Species of whale; largest animal known
Phyllobotrium, Tetrabothrius, Diphyllobotrium, and Diplogonoporus; and the thorny-headed worm genus Bolbosoma. In the North Atlantic, blue whales also contain
Blue_whale
edition also introduced a great number of new creatures. Some types, such as devils and demons, were initially removed by TSR in response to a moral panic promoted
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
2010 film by Tom Hooper
nation for a wife." The New York Times thought he was able to create "a thorny tangle of complications in only a few abbreviated scenes". Hooper praised
The_King's_Speech
Species of requiem shark
West Indian lanternshark (E. robinsi) Fringefin lanternshark (E. schultzi) Thorny lanternshark (E. sentosus) Velvet belly lantern shark (E. spinax) Splendid
Oceanic_whitetip_shark
World War II operation in France
harbour. The terrain behind Utah and Omaha was characterised by bocage, with thorny hedgerows on embankments 0.9 to 1.2 metres (3 to 4 ft) high with a ditch
Operation_Overlord
THORNY DEVIL
THORNY DEVIL
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Icelandic Þorgnýr, TORGNY means "Thor's clash" or "thunder clash."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German
Town of Thorns; From the Thorny Town; Thorn Bush Settlement
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Thorny Meadow
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Norse, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Swedish, Teutonic
Thunder; Thor's Fight; Thor's Struggle; Thor's Goddess
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Town of Thorns; Thornton Variant; Surname; From the Thorny Thicket
Boy/Male
British, English
From Thor's Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Lancashire)
English (mainly Lancashire) : habitational name from Thornley in Lancashire, so named from Old English þorn ‘thorn bush’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Female
Danish
, Thor's spirit (or sprite).
Female
Scandinavian
Variant spelling of Scandinavian Tora, THORA means "Thor" or "thunder."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southern)
English (mainly southern) : variant spelling of Thorn 1.Swedish : ornamental name from thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Thorny Meadow
Boy/Male
English Teutonic
Thorn wood/clearing; from Thor's meadow.
Boy/Male
English
Town of thorns. Thornton variant. Surname.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
From the Thorny Thicket
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, Teutonic
From Thor's Meadow; Thorn Wood; Clearing
Surname or Lastname
English and Danish
English and Danish : topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or hedge (Old English, Old Norse þorn). The name is also found in Sweden.English : habitational name from a place named with Old English, Old Norse þorn ‘thorn bush’ (see 1), for example Thorne in Kent, Somerset, and South Yorkshire.North German and Danish : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn ‘tower’.German : habitational name from the city of Thorn (Toruń in Poland), which was named with Middle High German torn ‘tower’.
Male
Swedish
Swedish variant spelling of Scandinavian Torgny, THORGNY means "Thor's clash"Â or "thunder clash."
Female
Danish
, peace of Thor.
Male
Swedish
Old Swedish form of Old Norse Þórir, THORIR means "Thor's warrior."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Thorny Tree; Tender; Gracious; Good
THORNY DEVIL
THORNY DEVIL
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Good; Sweet
Girl/Female
Indian
Virtuous, Pure, Virtuous
Male
English
Born of Fire
Girl/Female
Arabic
Fighter; Equal to Small Army
Boy/Male
Teutonic American German
Eager for war.
Boy/Male
English American
Spear strong. Surname.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shilpita | ஷிலà¯à®ªà®¿à®¤à®¾
Well proportioned
Girl/Female
British, Celtic, English, Greek
Resurrection
Boy/Male
English American
From the dark town.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prakhyat | பà¯à®°à®•à¯à®¯à®¾à®¤
Famous
THORNY DEVIL
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n.
Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything troublesome; trouble; care.
a.
Resembling horn; horny; corneous.
n.
Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns; especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.
a.
Having a head armed with thorns or spines.
superl.
Having horns or hornlike projections.
superl.
Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.
superl.
Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature of horn.
n.
A thorny European shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) resembling a willow.
n.
Alt. of Thorpe
n.
A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.
a.
Converted into horn; horny.
n.
The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion; Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.
v. t.
To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to.
a.
Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.
v. i.
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
v. t.
To prick, as with a thorn.
superl.
Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome; vexatious; harassing; perplexing.
n.
A great multitude; as, the heavenly throng.
a.
Having the hands horny and callous from labor.
a.
Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.