Meanings
adjectivespinose (comparative more spinose, superlative most spinose)
comparative more spinose · superlative most spinose
- Having a spine, or spines
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivearmed with spines
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*spey-
- Proto-Italic*speinā
- Latinspīna
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
- Latinspinōsus
- Englishspinose
Borrowed from Latin spinōsus.
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APA
spinose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinose
MLA
“spinose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinose.
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