spinigerous
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Spinigerous — Spi*nig er*ous, a. [L. spiniger; spina spine + gerere to bear.] Bearing a spine or spines; thorn bearing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinigerous — adj. [L. spina, thorn; gerere, to carry] Spine bearing … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
spinigerous — spīnigˈerous adjective Bearing spines • • • Main Entry: ↑spine … Useful english dictionary
Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… … Phrontistery dictionary
jagged — adj 1. notched, notchy, serrated, serrate, serriform, saw toothed, toothed; ragged, craggy, scraggy, ridged, rugose, nicked, chipped, rugged, uneven, irregular; spinous, spiny, spiniferous, spinigerous, bristly, spiculate, pointy, snaggy, studded … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
ragged — I 3. glow, beam, scintillate, twinkle, glitter, sparkle, light up. II adj 1. shabby, seedy, tacky; slovenly, slop py, unkempt, untidy, dowdy, frumpish, frumpy; scrag gly, shaggy; needy, lacking, down and out, indigent, poor, impoverished, poverty … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
