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Rhachis :: Rhachis (n.) The spine.

Weever :: Weever (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..

Spineted :: Spine-tailed (a.) Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips..

Spine :: Spine (n.) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.

Spur :: Spur (n.) Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs of certain burds, on the legs of insects, etc.; especially, the spine on a cock's leg..

Bispinose :: Bispinose (a.) Having two spines.

Anacanthous :: Anacanthous (a.) Spineless, as certain fishes..

Infraspinal :: Infraspinal (a.) Below the spine; infraspinate; infraspinous.

Bismer :: Bismer (n.) The fifteen-spined (Gasterosteus spinachia).

Backbone :: Backbone (n.) The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.

Sting :: Sting (v. t.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang of a serpent. See Illust. of Scorpion..

Spinetail :: Spinet (n.) A spinny.

Buckthorn :: Buckthorn (n.) A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus.

Spinulescent :: Spinule (n.) A minute spine.

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

Espinel :: Espinel (n.) A kind of ruby. See Spinel.

Cycloidei :: Cycloidei (n. pl.) An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as artificial..

Swordfish :: Swordfish (n.) A very large oceanic fish (Xiphias gladius), the only representative of the family Xiphiidae. It is highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid, swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet or more long..

Echinulate :: Echinulate (a.) Set with small spines or prickles.

Acanthophorous :: Acanthophorous (a.) Spine-bearing.

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