spinous
Covered with prickles
Spinous means having spines or resembling a spine.
In anatomy, spinous processes are the bony projections you can feel along the back of the vertebral column: The doctor palpated the spinous processes to check for tenderness.
In botany, spinous describes plants armed with sharp points: spinous cacti, spinous leaves.
Interlocking bones of spine
- thoracicOf the chest region
- lumbarOf the lower spine
- cervicalOf the neck
- sacrumFused vertebrae above tailbone
dorsal · vertebral · intervertebral · backbone · column · chordate · skeleton · osteology
Having sharp protrusions
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- quilledHaving stiff spines
- prickledHad sharp sensations
spiked · bristled · pronged · tipped · projecting · protruding · sharp-pointed · acuminate
Sharp plant projections
- pricklesSmall sharp plant projections
- barbsSharp points or jibes
- thistlesSpiny-leaved flowering weeds
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
brambles · briar · nettle · burrs · rosebush · hawthorn · acacia · agave
Barbed defensive rodent
- hedgehogSpiny nocturnal mammal
- sticklebackSmall spiny freshwater fish
- lionfishVenomous striped reef fish
- scorpionfishVenomous spiny marine fish
echidna · quills · armored · protective
vertebrae
Interlocking bones of spine
sacrum · dorsal · vertebral · intervertebral · backbone · column · chordate · skeleton · osteology · calcified
thorny
Having sharp protrusions
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- needle-likeThin and sharply pointed
- quilledHaving stiff spines
prickled · spiked · bristled · pronged · tipped · projecting · protruding · sharp-pointed · acuminate · armed
thorns
Sharp plant projections
cacti · brambles · briar · nettle · burrs · rosebush · hawthorn · acacia · agave · yucca
porcupine
Barbed defensive rodent
- hedgehogSpiny nocturnal mammal
- sticklebackSmall spiny freshwater fish
- lionfishVenomous striped reef fish
scorpionfish · echidna · quills · armored · protective