spinose
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Origin of spinose
From the Latin word spīnōsus, dating back to 1650–60. See spine, -ose 1
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Cryptic morphologies and elaborate spinose ornament have evolved in step with these predation pressures, the most extreme example being represented by the giant pholidomeleons.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2013
Philippine Archipelago; Island of Bohol; parasitic on a spinose crab, found under a stone at low water; single specimen, in Mus.,
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
The metathorax transversely and rather finely rugose, the truncation more strongly striated; the scutellum shining; the wings subhyaline, the nervures ferruginous; the tibiæ with scattered spines, the tarsi spinose.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Caudal Appendages.—I can only say that they are spinose on their summits.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
Leaflets.—Seven to nine; glossy; ovate to oblong-lanceolate; one and one half to four inches long; acuminate; sinuately dentate, with numerous spinose teeth; the lowest pair distant from the stem.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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