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acantho-

acantho-
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /əˈkæn.θəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /əˈkæn.θəʊ/

Definitions of acantho- word

  • combining form acantho- indicating a spine or thorn 3
  • noun acantho- thorn 3
  • prefix acantho- With thorns. 0
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Parts of speech for Acantho-

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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acantho- popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Related words

  • acanthopterygian

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthopterygii, a large group of teleost fishes having spiny fin rays. The group includes most saltwater bony fishes

  • acanthocephalan

    any of the parasitic wormlike invertebrates of the phylum Acanthocephala, the adults of which have a spiny proboscis and live in the intestines of vertebrates

  • acanthocyte

    an abnormal red blood cell having spiny projections, found in the blood of persons with abetalipoproteinemia and certain malabsorption disorders.

  • acanthology

    the study of spines, as in sea urchins or certain spiny-headed worms, particularly as they relate to taxonomic classification.

  • tragacanth

    a gummy substance derived from various low, spiny, Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Astragalus, of the legume family, especially A. gummifer: used to impart firmness to pills and lozenges, stiffen calicoes, etc.
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