spiny-finned
/spahy-nee-find/US // ˈspaɪ niˈfɪnd //
棘鳍鱼,棘爪鱼,棘皮鱼,棘爪鱼的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Ichthyology.
- : having fins with sharp bony rays, as an acanthopterygian.
Examples
When Spiny Norman, the giant hedgehog, goes looking for the Dimsdale brothers in Monty Python.
The rules were fairly lax, and we watched Spiny Norman shouting “Dimsdale!”
Here and there a cactus plant thrust spiny arms into the air.
A flash of silver through the air, then a puff of wind, and a red-finned, black-backed roach of about 8-oz.
Acanthopterygian, ak-an-thop-tėr-ij′i-an, adj. having spiny fins.
A veritable hail of thunderbolts now crashed down upon the creature's spiny back.
The shell is finned, as shown at G, to provide greater heat radiating surface.
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