polyacanthus

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?]. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɔ.ly.aˈkan.tʰʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [po.li.aˈkan.tus] === Adjective === polyacanthus (feminine polyacantha, neuter polyacanthum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) having many spines or thorns; polyacanthous ==== 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.