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jaculiferous

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jac⋅u⋅lif⋅er⋅ous

  [jak-yuh-lif-er-uhs]
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–adjective Botany, Zoology.
having dartlike spines.
Origin:
1850–55; < NL jaculifer dart-bearing (jaculi-, comb. form of L jaculum dart + -fer -fer ) + -ous; see jaculate
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