"heteracanth" meaning in English

See heteracanth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From hetero-, from Ancient Greek [Term?] (“different”) + Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a spine”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|hetero-}} hetero-, {{der|en|grc|||different}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“different”), {{der|en|grc|||a spine}} Ancient Greek [Term?] (“a spine”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} heteracanth (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Having spines of different sizes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (having spines of different sizes): hétéracanthe (French)
    Sense id: en-heteracanth-en-adj-vb5Le7y3 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'having spines of different sizes': 89 11
  2. (zoology) Having the spines of the dorsal fin asymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-heteracanth-en-adj-BT~BGCPa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with hetero-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with hetero-: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 32 68 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: acanthous

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