Meanings
adjectiveacanthoid (comparative more acanthoid, superlative most acanthoid)
comparative more acanthoid · superlative most acanthoid
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From acanth- (“thorn”) + -oid (“resembling”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French acantoïde
- acantoïdehaving the shape of a spine or thorn
Irish acantóideach
- acantóideachhaving the shape of a spine or thorn
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with acanthoid
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
acanthoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acanthoid
MLA
“acanthoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acanthoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acanthoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acanthoid.
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