-a·can·thus
noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akantha thorn
: animal having (such) a spine or (such or so many) spines
< Cephalacanthus >
< Ctenacanthus >
— in generic names especially of fishes

-acanthus

(US) IPA: /əˈkæn.θəs/

Suffix

zoology Animal having such a spine.

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn, spine”)^[1]

References

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5)

词汇	-acanthus
词根词缀	Webster Wiktionary -a·can·thus noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akantha thorn : animal having (such) a spine or (such or so many) spines < Cephalacanthus > < Ctenacanthus > — in generic names especially of fishes -acanthus (US) IPA: /əˈkæn.θəs/ Suffix zoology Animal having such a spine. Etymology From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn, spine”)^[1] References ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5)
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