spiny

Definition von spiny im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: covered in spines or thorns; troublesome; difficult or vexing; {a} thorny, perplexed, difficult; A spiny plant or animal is covered with long sharp points. a spiny lobster. a spiny cactus. a spiny animal or plant has lots of stiff sharp points spine; Fig; having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc ; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"; Like a spine in shape; slender; Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree; {s} thorny, spiked, covered with pointy projections; resembling a spine; difficult, complex, troublesome; Abounding with difficulties or annoyances
spiny anteater: A common name for echidna
spiny anteaters: plural form of spiny anteater
spiny dogfish: Squalus acanthias, one of the best known of the dogfish which are members of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes
spiny lobster: a crustacean superficially resembling a true lobster, belonging to the Palinuridae family
spiny lobsters: plural form of spiny lobster
spiny oyster: A bivalve mollusc of the genus Spondylus
spiny softshell turtle: A type of soft-shell turtle native to Canada, the United States and Mexico, having spiny projections on the leading edge of its carapace
spiny spider crab: European spider crab
spiny spider crabs: plural form of spiny spider crab
spiny dogfish: small bottom-dwelling dogfishes
spiny lizard: any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America
spiny lobster: Any of various edible marine decapod crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, having a spiny carapace and lacking the large pincers characteristic of true lobsters. Also called crayfish, langouste, rock lobster, sea crayfish
spiny lobster: warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
spiny lobster: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
spiny lobster: large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
spiny puffer: puffers having rigid or erectile spines
spiny softshell: river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water
spiny talinum: low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States
spiny-finned: having sharp fins
spiny-finned fish: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
atlantic spiny dogfish: destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes
pacific spiny dogfish: dogfish of Pacific coast of North America
spinier: comparative of spiny
spiniest: superlative of spiny
yellow spiny daisy: slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads