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/an'euh kan"theuhs/, adj. Bot.having no spines or thorns.[ < Gk anákanthos thornless. See AN-1, ACANTHOUS]
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anacanthous
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Anacanthous — An a*can thous, a. Spineless, as certain fishes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anacanthous — lacking dorsal fin spines. Opposite of phalacanthous … Dictionary of ichthyology
anacanthous — an·acan·thous … English syllables
anacanthous — adjective see anacanthini * * * /an euh kan theuhs/, adj. Bot. having no spines or thorns. [ < Gk anákanthos thornless. See AN 1, ACANTHOUS] … Useful english dictionary
