acanthous

1. 1.

   shaped like a spine or thorn

   Synonymsacanthoidspinous

   Similarpointed

Questions about acanthous

What does acanthous mean?

acanthous means "shaped like a spine or thorn".

How many syllables are in acanthous?

acanthous has 3 syllables and divides as a-can-thous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for acanthous?

Close synonyms include acanthoid, spinous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.