-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