spinous
21spinous — spi•nous [[t]ˈspaɪ nəs[/t]] adj. 1) bio frm covered with spines or thorns; spiny 2) bio frm resembling a spine or thorn • Etymology: 1630–40; < L spīnōsus; see spine, ous …
22spinous — /ˈspaɪnəs/ (say spuynuhs) adjective 1. covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant. 2. armed with or bearing sharp pointed processes, as an animal; spiniferous. 3. spine like …
23spinous scale — a specialised larval scale with spines (not ctenii, q.v.) …
24spinous process — Anat., Zool. a spinelike process of a bone, esp. the dorsal projection from the center of the arch of a vertebra. [1725 35] * * * …
25spinous spider crab — noun European spider crab …
26spinous plane — a horizontal plane transecting the trunk at the level of the anterior superior iliac spine …
27spinous process of vertebra — processus spinosus vertebrae …
28spinousprocess — spinous process n. The long rearward projection from the arch of a vertebra that provides a point of attachment for muscles and ligaments. * * * …
29perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… …
30Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… …
