acantho-, acanth-, -acanthid, -acanthous, -acanths (Greek: pointed appendages, spine, spiny, thorn, thorny).acanth:
acantha (singular) ; acanthae (plural):
1. A sharp spiny part of a structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra.
2. The spine. 3. In biology, a thorn-like structure or spiny protrusion on a plant or animal. acanthaceous:
Bearing prickles or spines.
acanthella,
acanthesthesia:
1. A feeling that one is being pressed by a sharp point.
2. In neurology, a perverted sensory perception by which a soft touch is sensed as the sharp sticking of a sharp object. acanthine:
acanthite:
acanthocarpous:
acanthocephala:
acanthocephalan:
Spiney-headed worms of the phylum Acanthocephala that live parasitically in the intestines of vertebrates and are characterized by a cylindrical, retractile proboscis that bears many rows of hooked spines.
acanthocephalous:
acanthocladous:
Any plant having thorny branches or relating to such a plant.
acanthocyte:
acanthodian:
acanthoid:
Resembling a spine, spinous.
acanthologist:
A person who studies spines or spiny creatures.
acanthology:
The study of spines, as in sea urchins or certain spiny-headed worms.
acanthoma:
acanthophorous:
acanthopod:
acanthopodous:
In botany, relating to or designating a spiny, prickly plant part.
acanthopore:
Acanthopteri:
Acanthopterii:
acanthopterous:
acanthopterygian:
Any of a large group of fishes with bony skeletons and hard, spiny rays in the dorsal and anal fins; including the sunfish, perch, bass, porgy, mackeral, and swordfish.
acanthor:
acanthosis:
acanthosom:
acanthosphenote:
acanthostegous:
In invertebrate zoology, overlaid with two series of spines.
acanthopod:
Consisting of spiny feet.
acanthous:
acanthozooid:
acanthus:
1. A group of native-Mediterranean plants with large, segmented, thistle-like leaves; a thistle plant.
2. The term acanthus is also used in architecture referring to an ornamental design patterned after the leaves of the acanthus plant. adenoacanthoma:
anacanth:
anacanthous:
Without spines, spineless.
coelacanth:
coelacanthid:
cystacanth:
decacanthous:
Having ten spines.
diacanthous:
Having two spines.
diatragacanth:
eoacanthocephala:
heteracanth:
Having the spines of the dorsal and anal fins alternately broader on one side than the other.
hexacanth:
Having ten spines.
homacanth:
Having the spines of the dorsal and anal fins situated symmetrically.
hypercanthosis:
ichthyoacanth:
ichthyoacanthotoxin:
keratoacanth:
monacanthid:
myriacanth:
myriacanthous:
Having numerous spines or prickles.
oligacanthous:
Having few spines.
oxyacanthin:
oxyacanthous:
Having sharp thorns.
palaeacanthocephala:
paracanthosis:
pentacanth:
pentacanthous:
Having five spines.
pleuracanth:
pleuracanthous:
polyacanthous:
Having many thorns.
pyracanth:
1. Thorny-fire plants.
2. A thorny evergreen shrub found in southern Europe that bear clusters of white flowers and scarlet berries. priacanthine:
pyracantha:
tetracanth:
tetrachanthous:
Having four spines, as a fish, etc., or thorns in groups of four.
tragacanth:
A gum extract obtained in a dried form from various Asiatic or East European species of plants; any shrub or tree yielding this gum which is used in the arts and as an emulsifying agent and pill excipient in pharmacy.
triacanthoid:
typacanthid:
xenacanth:
xenoacanthine:
xenoacanthousm:
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