ACANTHO-

Meaning of ACANTHO- in English

— see acanth-

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ACANTHO — n acanthus (1. [Bot.]; 2. [Arch.])
Interlingua English vocab
ACANTHO- — a combining form from Greek meaning "spine," used in the formation of compound words: acanthocephalan. Also, esp. before a vowel, …
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ACANTHO- — [ ə'kanθəʊ ] (also acanth- before a vowel) ■ combining form resembling a thorn or thorns. Origin from Gk akantha …
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-POD — I. ˌpäd noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: Greek -pod-, -pous, from -pod-, -pous, adjective combining form, having (such …
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-PODOUS — pədəs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek -pod-, -pous having (such or so many) feet + English -ous — more at …
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-CLADOUS — _klədəs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -cladus, from Greek -klados, from klados sprout, twig — more at gladiator : …
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ACANTH- — combining form or acantho- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akanth-, akantho-, from akantha; akin to Old Norse ögn awn — …
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TRAGACANTH — /trag"euh kanth', traj"-/ , n. a gummy substance derived from various low, spiny, Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, …
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ACANTHOPTERYGIAN — /ak'euhn thop'teuh rij"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Acanthopterygii (Acanthopteri), the group of spiny-finned fishes, including …
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ACANTHOLOGY — — acanthological /euh kan'theuh loj"i keuhl/ , adj. — acanthologist , n. /ak'euhn thol"euh jee/ , n. Biol. the study …
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ACANTHOCYTE — /euh kan"theuh suyt'/ , n. Pathol. an abnormal red blood cell having spiny projections, found in the blood of persons …
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ADJ. — 2. belonging or pertaining to the Acanthocephala. [ 1905-10; Acanthocephal ( a ), neut. pl. of ACANTHOCEPHALUS (see ACANTHO-, -CEPHALOUS) …
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