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acanthology

[ ak-uhn-thol-uh-jee ]

noun

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


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Other Words From

  • a·can·tho·log·i·cal [uh, -kan-th, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • acan·tholo·gist noun
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