altispinus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from altus (“high”) +‎ spīna (“spine”) +‎ -us. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aɫ.tɪsˈpiː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [al.tisˈpiː.nus] === Adjective === altispīnus (feminine altispīna, neuter altispīnum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) having tall spines ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== Hypacrosaurus altispinus