echinate

[ ih-kahy-neyt, -nit, ek-uh-neyt, -nit ]
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adjective
  1. bristly; prickly.

Origin of echinate

1
From the Latin word echīnātus, dating back to 1660–70. See echinus, -ate1
  • Also ech·i·nat·ed [ek-uh-ney-tid] /ˈɛk əˌneɪ tɪd/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for echinate

echinate

echinated

/ (ˈɛkɪˌneɪt) /


adjective
  1. biology covered with spines, bristles, or bristle-like outgrowths

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