Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spin-u-lous
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with small spines.

Etymology

From spinule + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more spinulous (comparative) most spinulous (superlative)

Questions

What does spinulous mean?
Covered with small spines.
Where does spinulous come from?
From spinule + -ous.

How to pronounce spinulous

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