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-acanthus

-acanthus

See also: acanthus and Acanthus

English

Suffix

-acanthus

  1. (zoology) Animal having such a spine.

References

  1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5)

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα ‎(ákantha, “thorn, spine”)[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəs/

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