spinigerous

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adjective

Bearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing.

“spinigerous setae”

OriginLatin spiniger →
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Meanings

adjectivespinigerous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing.

    spinigerous setae

    1 more example

    spinigerous appendage

Origin

  1. Latinspiniger
  2. Englishspinigerous

From Latin spiniger, from spina (“spine”) + gerere (“to bear”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spinigerous

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Anagrams

serpiginous
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APA

spinigerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinigerous

MLA

“spinigerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinigerous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinigerous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinigerous.

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