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spiny 音标拼音: [sp'ɑɪni] a. 多针的,尽是尖刺的,尖刺状的,麻烦的,棘手的 多针的,尽是尖刺的,尖刺状的,麻烦的,棘手的 spiny adj 1: having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous" [synonym: {spinous}, {spiny}] [ant: {spineless}] 2: 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" [synonym: {barbed}, {barbellate}, {briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry}, {prickly}, {setose}, {setaceous}, {spiny}, {thorny}] Spiny \Spin"y\, a. [From {Spine}.] 1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree. [1913 Webster] 2. Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances. [1913 Webster] The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] {Spiny lobster}. (Zool.) Same as {Rock lobster}, under {Rock}. See also {Lobster}. [1913 Webster] Spiny \Spin"y\, n. See {Spinny}. [1913 Webster] 72 Moby Thesaurus words for "spiny":
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