Etymology · Ancient Greek
ἄκανθα
11 English words descend from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα, most common first.
- acanthaA prickle.
- acanthionA point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
- acanthiteA mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag₂S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.
- acanthocyteA pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.
- acanthophorousSpine-bearing .
- acanthopteriA group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
- cystacanthThe final larval stage of an acanthocephalan, infective to the definitive host.
- decacanthHaving ten larval hooks.
- heteracanthHaving spines of different sizes.
- hexacanthHaving six larval hooks.
- homacanthHaving the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line.