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decacanthous

decacanthous adjective: having ten spines.

Adjective

decacanthous (not comparable)

  1. Having ten spines

Questions about decacanthous

What does decacanthous mean?
Decacanthous means having ten spines.
What part of speech is decacanthous?
Decacanthous is an adjective.

Words near decacanthous in the dictionary

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

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