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Definition of spiny
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Spiny (a.) Fig.:
Abounding
with
difficulties
or
annoyances.
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Perch
::
Perch (n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
spiny-finned
fishes
belonging
to the
Percidae,
Serranidae,
and
related
families,
and
resembling,
more or less, the true
perches..
Spine-finned
::
Spined
(a.)
Furnished
with
spines;
spiny.
Spinous
::
Spinosity
(n.) The
quality
or state of being spiny or
thorny;
spininess.
Spiny
::
Spiny (a.) Full of
spines;
thorny;
as, a spiny
tree..
Acanthocephalous
::
Acanthocephalous
(a.)
Having
a spiny head, as one of the
Acanthocephala..
Spinii-spirulate
::
Spininess
(n.)
Quality
of being
spiny.
Moloch
::
Moloch
(n.) A spiny
Australian
lizard
(Moloch
horridus).
The horns on the head and
numerous
spines
on the body give it a most
formidable
appearance.
Holly
::
Holly (n.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The
European
species
(Ilex
Aguifolium)
is best
known,
having
glossy
green
leaves,
with a
spiny,
waved edge, and
bearing
berries
that turn red or
yellow
about
Michaelmas..
Acanthopterous
::
Acanthopterous
(a.)
Spiny-winged.
Lobster
::
Lobster
(n.) Any large
macrurous
crustacean
used as food, esp. those of the genus
Homarus;
as the
American
lobster
(H.
Americanus),
and the
European
lobster
(H.
vulgaris).
The
Norwegian
lobster
(Nephrops
Norvegicus)
is
similar
in form. All these have a pair of large
unequal
claws.
The spiny
lobsters
of more
southern
waters,
belonging
to
Palinurus,
Panulirus,
and
allied
genera,
have no large
claws.
The
fresh-water
crayfishes
are
sometimes
called
lobsters..
Spiny
::
Spiny (a.) Like a spine in
shape;
slender.
Lumpfish
::
Lumpfish
(n.) A
large,
thick,
clumsy,
marine
fish
(Cyclopterus
lumpus)
of
Europe
and
America.
The color is
usually
translucent
sea
green,
sometimes
purplish.
It has a
dorsal
row of spiny
tubercles,
and three rows on each side, but has no
scales.
The
ventral
fins unite and form a
ventral
sucker
for
adhesion
to
stones
and
seaweeds.
Called
also
lumpsucker,
cock-paddle,
sea owl..
Phyllosoma
::
Phyllosoma
(n.) The larva of the spiny
lobsters
(Palinurus
and
allied
genera).
Its body is
remarkably
thin, flat, and
transparent;
the legs are very long.
Called
also
glass-crab,
and
glass-shrimp..
Cockshead
::
Cockshead
(n.) A
leguminous
herb
(Onobrychis
Caput-galli),
having
small
spiny-crested
pods..
Bonedog
::
Bonedog
(n.) The spiny
dogfish.
Stargasing
::
Stargaser
(n.) Any one of
several
species
of
spiny-rayed
marine
fishes
belonging
to
Uranoscopus,
Astroscopus,
and
allied
genera,
of the
family
Uranoscopidae.
The
common
species
of the
Eastern
United
States
are
Astroscopus
anoplus,
and A.
guttatus.
So
called
from the
position
of the eyes, which look
directly
upward..
Pomacentroid
::
Pomacentroid
(a.)
Pertaining
to the
Pomacentridae,
a
family
of
bright-colored
tropical
fishes
having
spiny
opercula;
-- often
called
coral
fishes..
Bass
::
Bass (n.) An
edible,
spiny-finned
fish, esp. of the
genera
Roccus,
Labrax,
and
related
genera.
There are many
species..
Sea Crayfish
::
Sea
crayfish
() Any
crustacean
of the genus
Palinurus
and
allied
genera,
as the
European
spiny
lobster
(P.
vulgaris),
which is much used as an
article
of food. See
Lobster..
Gurnet
::
Gurnet
(n.) One
ofseveral
European
marine
fishes,
of the genus
Trigla
and
allied
genera,
having
a large and spiny head, with
mailed
cheeks.
Some of the
species
are
highly
esteemed
for food. The name is
sometimes
applied
to the
American
sea
robins..
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