ECHINATE


Meaning of ECHINATE in English

-nə̇t, -ˌnāt adjective

also echi·nat·ed -ˌnād.ə̇d

Etymology: echinate from Latin echinatus, from echin- + -atus -ate; echinated from Latin echinat us + English -ed

: densely covered with stiff bristles or spines : prickly like a hedgehog — compare echinulate , muricate

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