Etymology

heteracanth

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Today it means: Having spines of different sizes. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄκανθα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκανθα“spine”
  2. English todayheteracanth

From hetero- + Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “spine”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄκανθα all →

acanthaacanthionacanthiteacanthocyteacanthophorousacanthoptericystacanthdecacanthhexacanthhomacanth

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