Definition of spinous

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Spinosity (n.) The quality or state of being spiny or thorny; spininess.

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Acanthopodious :: Acanthopodious (a.) Having spinous petioles.
Supraspinate :: Supraspinal (a.) Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.
Sparoid :: Sparoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the Sparidae, a family of spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream..
Stinger :: Stingbull (n.) The European greater weever fish (Trachinus draco), which is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays of its dorsal fin. See Weever..
Spinous :: Spinous (a.) Spinose; thorny.
Neurapophysis :: Neurapophysis (n.) The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine; spinous process.
Postscapular :: Postscapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous.
Superstition :: Superspinous (a.) Supraspinuos.
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..
Prescapular :: Prescapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous.
Subspinous :: Subspinous (a.) Subvertebral.
Interspinous :: Interspinous (a.) Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the vertebral column..
Spinel :: Spine-finned (a.) Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain fishes.
Infraspinous :: Infraspinous (a.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle..
Acantha :: Acantha (n.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
Tapayaxin :: Tapayaxin (n.) A Mexican spinous lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) having a head somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also horned toad.
Substance :: Subspinous (a.) Situated beneath a spinous process, as that of the scapula; as, subspinous dislocation of the humerus..
Spinozism :: Spinous (a.) Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike.
Infraspinal :: Infraspinal (a.) Below the spine; infraspinate; infraspinous.
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