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Meaning of "spiniferous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPINIFEROUS

From Late Latin spīnifer having spines, from Latin spīna a thorn, spine + ferre to bear.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPINIFEROUS

spaɪˈnɪfərəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPINIFEROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spiniferous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPINIFEROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spine (zoology)

In a zoological context, a spine is a hard, needle-like anatomical structure. Spines are found in a wide range of animals both vertebrate and invertebrate. In most spiny mammals, the spines are modified hairs, with a spongy center covered in a thick, hard layer of keratin, and a sharp, sometimes barbed, tip.

Definition of spiniferous in the English dictionary

The definition of spiniferous in the dictionary is bearing spines or thorns.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPINIFEROUS

aluminiferous · antenniferous · carboniferous · coniferous · foraminiferous · guaniferous · laniferous · luminiferous · manganiferous · manniferous · ozoniferous · polleniferous · resiniferous · seleniferous · seminiferous · somniferous · staminiferous · stoloniferous · titaniferous · uriniferous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPINIFEROUS

spinel · spineless · spinelessly · spinelessness · spinelike · spinescence · spinescent · spinet · spinier · spiniest · spinifex · spiniform · spinigerous · spinigrade · spininess · spink · spinless · spinmeister · spinnaker · spinner

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPINIFEROUS

adulterous · boisterous · cadaverous · cancerous · cruciferous · dangerous · generous · humorous · lecherous · murderous · noncancerous · numerous · odoriferous · onerous · preposterous · prosperous · serous · slanderous · splendiferous · thunderous · treacherous

Synonyms and antonyms of spiniferous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spiniferous» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of spiniferous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of spiniferous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spiniferous» in English.
zh

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spiniferous
1,325 millions of speakers
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spiniferous
570 millions of speakers
en

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spiniferous
510 millions of speakers
hi

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spiniferous
380 millions of speakers
ar

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شوكي
280 millions of speakers
ru

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spiniferous
278 millions of speakers
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spiniferous
270 millions of speakers
bn

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spiniferous
260 millions of speakers
fr

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spiniferous
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Spiniferous
190 millions of speakers
de

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spiniferous
180 millions of speakers
ja

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spiniferous
130 millions of speakers
ko

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spiniferous
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Spiniferous
85 millions of speakers
vi

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spiniferous
80 millions of speakers
ta

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spiniferous
75 millions of speakers
mr

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Spiniferous
75 millions of speakers
tr

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spiniferous
70 millions of speakers
it

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spiniferous
65 millions of speakers
pl

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spiniferous
50 millions of speakers
uk

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spiniferous
40 millions of speakers
ro

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spiniferous
30 millions of speakers
el

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spiniferous
15 millions of speakers
af

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spiniferous
14 millions of speakers
sv

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spiniferous
10 millions of speakers
no

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spiniferous
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPINIFEROUS»

Discover the use of spiniferous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spiniferous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, ...
portion is spiniferous in the spined and smooth in the smooth anchoring-spicules. Fig. 3. Spiniferous anchorin -spicule of lllegerina clavtformia, Gray, showing form of hem? or free end: a, position of the cross ; b, undulating line. The only ...
‎1873
2
al-Juzʾ al-awwal[-al-thānī] min majmūʻat rasāʾil Ibn ʻĀbidīn
Fig. 3. Spiniferous anchoring-spicule of Meyerina claviformis, Gray, showing form of head or free end : a, position of the cross ; b, undulating line. The only difference between this and the spiniferous anchoring- spicule of Labaria consists in the ...
Muḥammad Amīn ibn ʻUmar Ibn ʻĀbidīn, 1873
3
pt. 1. Geology. pt. 2. Paleontology
The prevailing character of the species, in its surface markings, is that of a concentric imbricating or lamellose structure; while in some specimens we have, in addition to this, the elongate spiniferous tubercles towards the umbo, and elongate ...
Iowa Geological Survey, James Hall, Josiah Dwight Whitney, 1858
4
pt. 1. Geology. pt. 2. Palaeontology
The prevailing character of the species, in its surface markings, is that of a concentric irnbricating or lamellose structure; while in some specimens we have, in addition to this, the elongate spiniferous tubercles towards the umbo, and elongate ...
Iowa Geological Survey, James Hall, Josiah Dwight Whitney, 1858
5
Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa
abruptly curved and almost geniculate in front; cardinal extremities slightly contracted : upper half of shell marked by strong concentric wrinkles and somewhat distant spiniferous tubercles; lower half of shell marked by elongate spiniferous ...
Iowa Geological Survey, James Hall, Josiah Dwight Whitney, 1858
6
Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa: ...
The prevailing character of the species, in its surface markings; is that of a concentric imbricating or lamellose structure; while in some specimens we have, in addition to this, the elongate spiniferous tubercles towards the umbo, and elongate ...
Iowa Geological Survey, James Hall, Josiah Dwight Whitney, 1858
7
Report on the Geological Survey of the State of Iowa: ...
The prevailing character of the species, in its surface markings, is that of a concentric imbricating or lainellose structure; while in some specimens we have, in addition to this, the elongate spiniferous tubercles towards the umbo, and elongate ...
James Hall, J. D. Whitney, 1858
8
Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert
O. basilaris var. ramosa Pads glabrous between areoles, copiously spiniferous; areoles slightly elevated, not sunken; flowers yellow suffused with red, 6-7 cm. in diameter 32. O. ursina AFruits fleshy: Plants prostrate-creeping, or if some ...
Forrest Shreve, Ira Loren Wiggins, 1964
9
The Annals and Magazine of Natural History
In the larger and longer forms, of which there are also two kinds, the shaft is either smooth up to its termination in the double hook, or at first smooth, then spiniferous, and just before it terminates in the double hook smooth again, the spines ...
‎1873
10
Flowering Plants and Ferns of Arizona
Flowers borne in the axil of the tubercle or at base of the groove, at some distance from the spiniferous areole; tubercles distinct, disposed in spiral rows 4. Mammillaria. 2. Flowers borne at apex of the tubercle, contiguous with or actually on the ...
Thomas Henry Kearney, Robert Hibbs Peebles, 1942
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