multispinosus

== Latin == === Etymology === From multus (“many”) + -i- + spīna (“spine, thorn”) + -ōsus (“-ous, -ful”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mʊɫ.tɪs.piːˈnoː.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mul.tis.piˈnɔː.s̬us] === Adjective === multispīnōsus (feminine multispīnōsa, neuter multispīnōsum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) having multiple spines or thorns ==== 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.