spinigerousadj.
/spʌɪˈnɪdʒərəs/ 1. Entomology. (See quot. 1826.)
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1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 333 Spinigerous,..when the Coleoptra have a spine common to them both.
2. Botany and Zoology. = spiniferous adj.
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spiny1615
spiniferous1656
subspinous1800
aciculated1819
spinulose1819
spinulous1846
spinigerous1852
hexacanthous1854
hexacanth1870
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 371 Front above obliquely subcristate, not spinigerous.
1888 G. Rolleston & W. H. Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 311 Down the centre of each ray the spinigerous tubercles are in this species arranged with considerable regularity.
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