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

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

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.

heteracanthous

In ichthyology, 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.

ichthyoacanth

Sharp-pointed fish fins.

ichthyoacanthotoxin, ichthyoacanthotoxism

1. The venom secreted by venomous fishes, in connection with stings, spines. or “teeth”.
2. Any poison produced by the spines, stings, or teeth of a fish.

keratoacanth

Metriacanthosaurus

A “moderately-spined lizard” from Late Jurassic southern England. Named by British paleontologist Cyril A. Walker in 1964.

monacanthid

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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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