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spiny a. [
spinous] having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous"
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spiny s. [
barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, thorny] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
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