acantho-, acanth-, -acanth, -acanths, -acanthid, -acanthous

(Greek: used either as a prefix or as a suffix; pointed appendages; spine, spiny; thorn, thorny)

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

A thickening of the prickle ells in the skin; as in, eczema and psoriasis.

acanthosom

acanthosphenote

acanthostegous

In invertebrate zoology, overlaid with two series of spines.

acanthous

acanthozooid

An animal with spines or spine-like growths.

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

adenoacanthoma, adenocancroid

An adenocarcinoma in which some or the majority of the cells exhibit squamous differentiation.

anacanth

anacanthous

Without spines, spineless.

coelacanth

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acantho-, acanth-, -acanth, -acanths, -acanthid, -acanthous

(Greek: used either as a prefix or as a suffix; pointed appendages; spine, spiny; thorn, thorny)

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