acantha

əˈkænθə

Definition

Definition of acantha - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

zoology

TECH.

sharp projection on an animal's body

TECH.

The fish has an acantha on its dorsal fin.

prickle

spine

thorn

botany

TECH.

small sharp outgrowth on a plant

TECH.

The rose bush has an acantha on its stem.

prickle

spine

thorn

medical

TECH.

bony projection off a vertebra

TECH.

The acantha is visible in the vertebral column X-ray.

process

spine

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Origin of acantha

Greek, akantha (thorn)

Examples of acantha in a sentence

Scientists studied the acantha on the insect's exoskeleton.
The gardener warned about the acantha on the plant.
Each acantha on the cactus was sharp and pointed.
The surgeon noted the acantha during the procedure.
A fracture was found near the acantha on the scan.

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French:épine, apophyse, ...
German:Stachel, Spitze, ...
Italian:aculeo, acanta, ...
Spanish:espina, pincho, ...
Portuguese:espinha, acanto, ...
Chinese:棘刺, 刺, ...
Japanese:棘, 小棘, ...
Arabic:شَوْكَة, إِبْرَة, ...
Hebrew:קוֹץ, זִיז הַשִּׁדְרָה, ...
Russian:шип, ...
Ukrainian:шип, колючка, ...
Hindi:नुकीला उभार, कांटेदार वृद्धि, ...
Bengali:অ্যাকান্থা, কণ্টক, ...
Catalan:espina, punxa, ...
Czech:trn, ostén, ...
Danish:torne, torn, ...
Dutch:stekel, doornuitsteeksel, ...
Greek:ακάνθα, άκανθα, ...
Hungarian:tüske, hegyes növényi kinövés, ...
Khmer:បន្លាលយ៉ាងស្រួចលើរាងកាយសត្វ, បន្លា, ...
Korean:날카로운 돌기, 돌기, ...
Persian:خار, خار مهره, ...
Polish:kolec, wyrostek kolczysty, ...
Portuguese (BR):espinho, acúleo, ...
Romanian:acantha, apofiză, ...
Swedish:tagg, taggutskott, ...
Thai:หนาม, กระดูกยื่น, ...
Turkish:diken, acantha, ...
Vietnamese:gai nhọn, gai cây, ...

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