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decacanth

decacanth adjective: having ten larval hooks.

Adjective

decacanth (not comparable)

  1. Having ten larval hooks.

Origin of decacanth

From deca- + Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “a spine”).

Questions about decacanth

What does decacanth mean?
Decacanth means having ten larval hooks.
What part of speech is decacanth?
Decacanth is an adjective.

Words near decacanth in the dictionary

  1. decabrachian
  2. decabrachians
  3. decabromide
  4. decabromodiphenyl ether
  5. decacalcium
  6. decacanth
  7. decacanthous
  8. decacarbide
  9. decacarbides
  10. decacarbonate
  11. decacarbonates

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