spiniferous

British

/ spaɪˈnɪdʒərəs, spaɪˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

(esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns

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Etymology

Origin of spiniferous

C17: from Late Latin spīnifer having spines, from Latin spīna a thorn, spine + ferre to bear

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This species is at once recognisable by the remarkable form and unusual position of the avicularium, and also by the peculiar digitiform spiniferous process on the outer side of the opening.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by John MacGillivray

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