"aculeous" meaning in All languages combined

See aculeous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more aculeous [comparative], most aculeous [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin aculeus (“needle”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|aculeus||needle}} Learned borrowing from Latin aculeus (“needle”), {{af|en|-ous}} -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} aculeous (comparative more aculeous, superlative most aculeous)
  1. (Late Modern, obsolete) Resembling or pertaining to a needle. Tags: Late, Modern, obsolete

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