SPINY-RAYED FISH

Meaning of SPINY-RAYED FISH in English

/spuy"nee rayd'/

any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.

[ 1875-80 ]

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SPINY — adjective (spinier; -est) Date: 1586 abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances ; thorny , covered or armed with spines, slender …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RAYED — adjective see: ray
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FISH — I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold-blooded vertebrate s found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species …
Английский словарь Британика
SPINY — I. adjective also spin·ey ˈspīnē, -ni ( spinier ; spiniest ) Etymology: spine + -y 1. : covered with spines …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FISH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAYED — adjective 1. : having rays — often used in combination spiny- rayed fishes 2. : having ray flowers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPINY — (n.) See Spinny.
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — (a.) Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — (a.) Like a spine in shape; slender.
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — (a.) Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
Английский словарь Webster
RAYED — (imp. & p. p.) of Ray
Английский словарь Webster
SPINY — ( n. ) See Spinny.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — ( a. ) Like a spine in shape; slender.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — ( a. ) Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — ( a. ) Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAYED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Ray
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY — — spininess , n. /spuy"nee/ , adj., spinier, spiniest . 1. abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant. …
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RAYED — /rayd/ , adj. 1. having or represented as having emanating rays; radiate: The saint was painted with a rayed, beatific …
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FISH — — fishless , adj. /fish/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) fish , ( esp. referring to two …
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SPINY — adj. thorny, spiked, covered with pointy projections; resembling a spine; difficult, complex, troublesome
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RAYED — see ray II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FISH
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPINY — adjective ( spin·i·er ; -est ) Date: 1586 1. : abounding with difficulties, obstacles, or annoyances : thorny spiny problems …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPINY — adj like a spine in shape; slender. 2. spiny ·noun ·see spinny. 3. spiny ·adj full of spines; thorny; as, …
Webster English vocab
RAYED — impf & ·p.p. of ray.
Webster English vocab
FISH — pl of fish. 2. fish ·noun the flesh of fish, used as food. 3. fish ·noun a counter, used in …
Webster English vocab
SPINY — ■ adjective ( spinier , spiniest ) 1》 full of or covered with prickles. 2》 informal difficult to understand or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPINY — [spiny] adj spin.i.er ; -est (1586) 1: covered or armed with spines; broadly: bearing spines, prickles, or thorns 2: abounding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FISH — [fish] n, pl fish or fish.es often attrib [ME, fr. OE fisc; akin to OHG fisc fish, L piscis] (bef. …
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FISH
Britannica English vocabulary
SPINY — spin|y BrE AmE ˈspaɪn |i ▷ spin|ier i‿ə AmE \ i‿ ə r ▷ spin|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ spin|iness i …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPINY — spin ‧ y /ˈspaɪni/ BrE AmE adjective a spiny animal or plant has lots of stiff sharp points ⇨ spine …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FISH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1 full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. øspiny anteater = ECHIDNA. spiny lobster any of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FISH — n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1 full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. spiny anteater = ECHIDNA. spiny lobster any of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FISH — n. & v. n. (pl. same or fishes) 1 a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPINY — adj. (spinier, spiniest) 1. full of spines; prickly. 2 perplexing, troublesome, thorny. Phrases and idioms: spiny anteater ECHIDNA. spiny lobster …
Oxford English vocab
FISH — 1. n. & v. --n. (pl. same or fishes) 1. a vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly …
Oxford English vocab
SPINY — A spiny plant or animal is covered with long sharp points. ...a spiny lobster. ...a spiny cactus. ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FISH — ( fish, or fishes, fishes, fishing, fished) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPINY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a spiny lobster EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Also infesting this domain are the dramatically …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FISH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fish pond a fishing boat ▪ The fishing boats go out to sea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPINY — [adjective] -ier, -iestThe stems of the plant are spiny (= covered with long sharp points).Some small animals have a spiny …
Cambridge English vocab
FISH — n. fish farming fish duck fish hawk archer fish blind fish bony fish fish poisoning Fish Hamilton flying fish Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FISH — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, Chinook salmon, G, G-note, Loch Ness monster, Sunapee trout, aerial torpedo, albacore, alevin, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAYED — a. 1. Striped, streaked, radiated. 2. ( Zool. ) Radiate.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FISH — n. 25B6; noun . See list. piscine, ichthyo-. 25B6; verb some people were fishing in the lake : GO FISHING, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAYED — ready
Anagrams English vocabulary
SPINY — прил. 1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems ≈ затруднительное положение Syn : difficult, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FISH
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY — spiny.ogg ʹspaını a 1. колкий, колючий; покрытый колючками, иглами и т. п. 2. остроконечный, заострённый 3. худой, тощий; худощавый, сухощавый; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FISH
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPINY — spiny прил.1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems — затруднительное положение Syn:difficult, hard 1., …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPINY — a 1. колкий, колючий; покрытый колючками, иглами и т. п. 2. остроконечный, заострённый 3. худой, тощий; худощавый, сухощавый; костлявый 4. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FISH
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPINY — прил. 1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems — затруднительное положение Syn: difficult , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FISH
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPINY — прил. 1) колкий, колючий; покрытый шипами или иглами 2) трудный, сложный, затруднительный spiny problems — затруднительное положение Syn: difficult, hard 1., thorny 3) уст. худой, тощий; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FISH
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FISH — 1) рыба; pl рыбы (Pisces) 2) ловить рыбу 3) ловить что-л. в воде • - actinopterygian fishes - African tiger fish - alligator fishes - American leaf …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
FISH — 1) рыба; pl рыбы ( Pisces ) 2) ловить рыбу 3) ловить что-л. в воде • - actinopterygian fishes - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
FISH
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