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spiny
/ ˈ貹ɪɪ /
adjective
- (of animals) having or covered with quills or spines
- (of plants) covered with spines; thorny
- troublesome to handle; puzzling
- shaped like a spine
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱ԾԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 辱i·Ա noun
- ԴDz·辱y adjective
Example Sentences
From tree stumps and rocks, the spiny reptiles basked and watched as wooden fences subdivided the landscape.
On California’s North Coast, where other urchin nemeses — like otters, spiny lobsters and sheephead — are lacking, 96% of the region’s kelp forests vanished in the decade following the sea star collapse.
Two Southern California men were fined in excess of $60,000 each and had their fishing licenses permanently revoked for poaching abalone and spiny lobsters off the coast of Catalina Island.
Scientists discovered a new species of spiny mouse - named after the especially stiff guard hairs found on their coats, which function similar to the spines of a hedgehog.
“Then make sure to cool it immediately to prevent holdover temperature from overcooking the spiny little beast!”
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