-acanthus
See also: acanthus and Acanthus
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn, spine”)[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəs/
Suffix
-acanthus
- (zoology) Animal having a spine as specified.
Derived terms
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genus names derived from -acanthus
- Chondracanthus
- Psittacanthus
- Pomacanthus
- Notacanthus
- Damnacanthus
- Anisacanthus
- Holacanthus
- Enneacanthus
- Poikilacanthus
- Chlamydacanthus
- Phyllacanthus
- Microsomacanthus
- Rhinacanthus
- Hyperacanthus
- Phyllacanthus
- Streblacanthus
- Baphicacanthus
- Evacanthus
- Spathacanthus
- Gypsacanthus
- Herpetacanthus
- Meiacanthus
- Chondracanthus
- Menacanthus
- Opisthacanthus
- Gammaracanthus
- Stauracanthus
- Pleiacanthus
- Dipteracanthus
- Cinacanthus
- Oxymonacanthus
- Proctacanthus
- Diproctacanthus
- Otacanthus
- Lepturacanthus
- Priacanthus
- Quadriacanthus
- Caracanthus
- Monacanthus
- Neriacanthus
- Diplacanthus
- Oxyacanthus
- Heteropriacanthus
- Idiacanthus
- Habracanthus
- Ochmacanthus
- Oreacanthus
- Malacacanthus
- Chaetacanthus
- Paramonacanthus
- Triacanthus
- Gnathanacanthus
- Pseudomonacanthus
- Trimacracanthus
- Pseudotriacanthus
- Mexacanthus
- Calycacanthus
- Clinacanthus
- Cystacanthus
- Centracanthus
- Oxyacanthus
- Parapriacanthus
- Phlogacanthus
- Kudoacanthus
- Neuracanthus
- Trifidacanthus
- Anacanthus
- Podacanthus
- Catacanthus
- Metacanthus
- Cratacanthus
- Malacanthus
- Taeniacanthus
- Physacanthus
- Echinacanthus
- Ionacanthus
- Thyrsacanthus
- Coronacanthus
- Gonatacanthus
- Citharacanthus
- Pseudotaeniacanthus
- Parapodacanthus
- Codonacanthus
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)