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multispined

multispined adjective: of or pertaining to a structure having multiple spines.

Adjective

multispined (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a structure having multiple spines.
    • Posterior tibiæ multispined; spines alternately long and short.1872, F.V. Hayden, Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Μontana and Portions of Adjacent Territories Being a Fifth Annual Report of Progress, Washington: Government Printing...
    • It is channeled through multispined copper fins which warm the air and release it into the air ducts of the house.1946 December, “Trunk-Size Oil-Burning Furnace Heats Five-Room House”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 86, number 6, →ISSN, page 170

Questions about multispined

What does multispined mean?
Multispined means of or pertaining to a structure having multiple spines.
What part of speech is multispined?
Multispined is an adjective.

Words near multispined in the dictionary

  1. multispiculated
  2. multispike
  3. multispin
  4. multispindle
  5. multispine
  6. multispined
  7. multispinor
  8. multispinors
  9. multispinous
  10. multispiral
  11. multispired

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