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jaculiferous

[ jak-yuh-lif-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. having dartlike spines.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jaculiferous1

1850–55; < New Latin jaculifer dart-bearing ( jaculi- , combining form of Latin jaculum dart + -fer -fer ) + -ous; jaculate

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