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barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
(adjective) having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; “a horse with a short bristly mane”; “bristly shrubs”; “burred fruits”; “setaceous whiskers”
spinous, spiny
(adjective) having spines; “the dorsal fin is spinous”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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spinier
comparative form of spiny
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Source: Wiktionary
SPINY
Spin"y, a. Etym: [From Spine.]
1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
2. Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." Chapman.
3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances. The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. Bp. Warburton. Spiny lobster. (Zoöl.) Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster.
Spin"y, n.
Definition: See Spinny.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
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