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flatspine

flatspine adjective: having a flat spine; used in the names of various organisms.

Adjective

flatspine (not comparable)

  1. Having a flat spine; used in the names of various organisms.

Origin of flatspine

flat + spine

Words formed from flatspine

  • flatspine bur ragweed
  • flatspine burr ragweed
  • flatspine bursage
  • flatspine prickly-ash
  • flatspine sheepburr
  • flatspine stickseed
  • flatspine triangle crab

Questions about flatspine

What does flatspine mean?
Flatspine means having a flat spine; used in the names of various organisms.
What part of speech is flatspine?
Flatspine is an adjective.

Words near flatspine in the dictionary

  1. flatshared
  2. flatsharer
  3. flatsharers
  4. flatshares
  5. flatsharing
  6. flatspine
  7. flatstick
  8. flatsticks
  9. Flatt
  10. flattage
  11. flattard

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