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fourspine

fourspine adjective: having four spines; used in the names of species.

Adjective

fourspine (not comparable)

  1. Having four spines; used in the names of species.
    • the fourspine cichlid
    • the fourspine sculpin

Origin of fourspine

From four + spine.

Words formed from fourspine

Phrases with fourspine

Questions about fourspine

What does fourspine mean?
Fourspine means having four spines; used in the names of species.
What part of speech is fourspine?
Fourspine is an adjective.

Words near fourspine in the dictionary

  1. foursies
  2. foursome
  3. foursome reel
  4. foursome reels
  5. foursomes
  6. fourspine
  7. fourspine sculpin
  8. fourspine sculpins
  9. fourspot
  10. fourspot flounder
  11. fourspots

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