The porcupine has a spinous back.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
spi´nous|ness — spi|nous «SPY nuhs», adjective. 1. Botany. covered with spines; having or full of spines or thorns; thorny. 2. Zoology. armed with or bearing spines or sharp pointed processes: »The porcupine has a spinous back. 3. slender and sharp pointed;… … Useful english dictionary
spi — an·ti·per·spi·rant; bi·spi·nous; chei·lo·spi·ru·ra; con·spi·cu·i·ty; con·spi·ra·tion; cris·ti·spi·ra; cy·a·no·spi·za; ge·o·spi·za; in·fra·spi·na·tus; in·spi·rate; in·spi·ra·tion; in·spi·ra·tion·al; in·spi·ra·tion·ist; in·spi·ra·tor;… … English syllables
nous — ab·dom·i·nous; ac·i·nous; acrog·e·nous; acrog·y·nous; acu·mi·nous; ae·ru·gi·nous; al·bu·mi·nous; al·loch·tho·nous; al·log·e·nous; al·lo·thig·e·nous; al·ti·tu·di·nous; alu·mi·nous; am·a·nous; am·phi·car·pog·e·nous; am·phig·e·nous;… … English syllables
spinous — spi·nous … English syllables
spinous — 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 … From formal English to slang
infraspinous — Below a spine or spinous process; specifically, the fossa infraspinata. SYN: subspinous (1). * * * in·fra·spi·nous .in frə spī nəs adj lying below a spine esp lying below the spine of the scapula * * * in·fra·spi·nous (in″frə… … Medical dictionary
spinous — Relating to, shaped like, or having a spine or spines. SYN: spinose. * * * spi·nous spī nəs adj slender and pointed like a spine * * * spi·nous (spiґnəs) [L. spinosus] 1. like a spine; acanthoid. 2. pertaining to a spine or to a spinelike… … Medical dictionary
supraspinous — Above any spine; especially above one or more of the vertebral spines ( e.g., s. ligament) or the spine of the scapula. * * * su·pra·spi·nous spī nəs adj SUPRASPINAL * * * su·pra·spi·nous (soo″prə spiґn … Medical dictionary
Infraspinate — In fra*spi nate, Infraspinous In fra*spi*nous, a. [Infra + spinate, spinous.] (Anat.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infraspinous — Infraspinate In fra*spi nate, Infraspinous In fra*spi*nous, a. [Infra + spinate, spinous.] (Anat.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
