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Steik :: Stegosaurus (n.) A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful dermal armature of plates and spines.

Pott''s Disease :: Pott's disease () Caries of the vertebrae, frequently resulting in curvature of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon..

Sea Scorpion :: Sea scorpion () A European sculpin (Cottus scorpius) having the head armed with short spines.

Acanthocarpous :: Acanthocarpous (a.) Having the fruit covered with spines.

Piper :: Piper (n.) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long spines, native of both the American and European coasts..

Paxillus :: Paxillus (n.) One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in Appendix..

Homacanth :: Homacanth (a.) Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line; -- said of certain fishes..

Hawk Moth :: Hawk moth () Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm..

Acanthopterygii :: Acanthopterygii (n. pl.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch..

Spiny :: Spiny (a.) Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree..

Chlamyphore :: Chlamyphore (n.) A small South American edentate (Chlamyphorus truncatus, and C. retusus) allied to the armadillo. It is covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak, attached along the spine..

Suprastapedial :: Supraspinous (a.) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula..

Coachman :: Coachman (n.) A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean (Dutes auriga); -- called also charioteer. The name refers to a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin..

Aplacophora :: Aplacophora (n. pl.) A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setae, but is without shelly plates..

Stickler :: Stickleback (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..

Candite :: Candite (n.) A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in Ceylon..

Prickle :: Prickle (n.) A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine..

Thorn :: Thorn (n.) The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter /, capital form /. It was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter of thorn, a spine..

Scoliosis :: Scoliosis (n.) A lateral curvature of the spine.

Spinet :: Spinescent (a.) Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid, leafless point; armed with spines..

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