-acanthus

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See also: acanthus and Acanthus

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Etymology[edit]

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

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-acanthus

  1. (zoology) Animal having a spine as specified.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)