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Spiny
Spin"y\, a. [From Spine.]1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree. 2. Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping." --Chapman. 3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances. The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp. Warburton. Spiny lobster. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Rock lobster, under Rock. See also Lobster.Spiny
Spin"y\, n. See Spinny.
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Language Translation for : spiny
Spanish:
espinoso,
German:
stachelig,
Japanese:
とげのある
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