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homacanth

homacanth adjective: having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line.

Adjective

homacanth (not comparable)

  1. Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line.

Origin of homacanth

From hom- + Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

Questions about homacanth

What does homacanth mean?
Homacanth means having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same line.
What part of speech is homacanth?
Homacanth is an adjective.

Words near homacanth in the dictionary

  1. hom-
  2. hom-set
  3. hom-sets
  4. hom.
  5. homa
  6. homacanth
  7. homacodontid
  8. homacodontids
  9. homage
  10. homageable
  11. homaged

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