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hexacanth

hexacanth adjective: having six larval hooks.

Adjective

hexacanth (not comparable)

  1. Having six larval hooks.

hexacanth meaning in Tamil

hexacanth in Tamil

அறுமுள்ளி, அறுமுள்ளுள்ள

Origin of hexacanth

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

Questions about hexacanth

What does hexacanth mean?
Hexacanth means having six larval hooks.
What is hexacanth in Tamil?
Hexacanth in Tamil is அறுமுள்ளி, அறுமுள்ளுள்ள. See Hexacanth meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hexacanth?
Hexacanth is an adjective.

Words near hexacanth in the dictionary

  1. hexabromocyclohexane
  2. hexabundle
  3. hexabundles
  4. hexacalcium
  5. hexacameral
  6. hexacanth
  7. hexacarbide
  8. hexacarbides
  9. hexacarbonate
  10. hexacarbonyl
  11. hexacarbonyls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hexacanth (page history and authors); hexacanth (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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