spiny English

Meaning spiny meaning

What does spiny mean?

spiny

— adjective (= spinous) having spines the dorsal fin is spinous

— adjective (= barbed, bristly, burred, setaceous) 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

Synonyms spiny synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as spiny?

spiny English » English

thorny

prickly

barbed

spinous

spiky

briery

spinose

burred

bristled

briary

barbellate

thistly

spiked

setose

setaceous

burry

bristly

troublesome

tined

stinging

spare

slender

pronged

pointed

peaked

hard

difficult

broom

bristling

Topics spiny topics

What do people use spiny to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals Mammal

Anteater, aardvark

• What species of mammals lay eggs?
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