Meaning & Definition of Spiny in English
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Spiny
/spaɪni/
adjective
1. Having spines
- "The dorsal fin is spinous"
synonym:
- spinous,
- spiny
2. 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"
synonym:
- barbed,
- barbellate,
- briary,
- briery,
- bristled,
- bristly,
- burred,
- burry,
- prickly,
- setose,
- setaceous,
- spiny,
- thorny