"acanthoid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈkænˌθɔɪd/ [US] Forms: more acanthoid [comparative], most acanthoid [superlative]
Rhymes: -ænθɔɪd Etymology: From acanth- (“thorn”) + -oid (“resembling”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|acanth-|-oid|t1=thorn|t2=resembling}} acanth- (“thorn”) + -oid (“resembling”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} acanthoid (comparative more acanthoid, superlative most acanthoid)
  1. Having the shape of a spine or thorn Translations (having the shape of a spine or thorn): acantoïde (French), acantóideach (Irish)
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