Associations to the word «Spiny»
Noun
- Prey
- Seen
- Parasite
- Capsule
- Broad
- Palm
- Percival
- Purple
- Norman
- Johan
- Natal
- Plant
- Notch
- Seed
- Cypress
- Thick
- Plume
- Brush
- Tree
- Feeding
- Swamp
- Shell
- Abdomen
- Tentacle
- Whitehead
- Butterfly
- Borneo
- Kemp
- Nut
- Leave
- Stripe
- Gully
- Cluster
- Saucer
- Vegetation
- Mole
- Beetle
- Insect
- Trunk
- Flowers
- Snake
- Forest
- Slug
- Grass
- Scale
- Petal
- Dry
- Leg
- Bahamas
- Burrow
- Hedge
- Ray
- Caribbean
- Tobago
- Banana
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPINY, adjective. Covered in spines or thorns
SPINY, adjective. Troublesome; difficult or vexing
SPINY, adjective. Like a spine in shape; slender.
SPINY, noun. Archaic form of spinny.
SPINY ANTEATER, noun. (zoology) A common name for echidna.
SPINY ANTEATERS, noun. Plural of spiny anteater
SPINY DOGFISH, noun. Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes
SPINY LOBSTER, noun. A crustacean superficially resembling a true lobster, belonging to the Palinuridae family.
SPINY LOBSTERS, noun. Plural of spiny lobster
SPINY MUREX, noun. Poirieria zelandica, a large predatory sea snail with an operculum.
SPINY OYSTER, noun. A bivalve mollusc of the genus Spondylus.
SPINY OYSTERS, noun. Plural of spiny oyster
SPINY RAT, noun. Any of certain caviomorph rodents of the family Echimyidae, especially of genus Proechimys, that resemble rats and have stiff, pointed hairs, or spines.
SPINY RAT, noun. Any murine rodent of the genus Maxomys (sometimes considered a subgenus of Rattus).
SPINY RAT, noun. Any murine rodent of the genus Tokudaia.
SPINY RAT, noun. Any murine rodent of the genus Echiothrix.
SPINY RATS, noun. Plural of spiny rat
SPINY SOFTSHELL TURTLE, noun. A type of soft-shell turtle native to Canada, the United States and Mexico, having spiny projections on the leading edge of its carapace.
SPINY SPIDER CRAB, noun. European spider crab
SPINY SPIDER CRABS, noun. Plural of spiny spider crab
Dictionary definition
SPINY, adjective. Having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous".
SPINY, adjective. Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers".
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