spinigerous

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  1. Bearing spines, as a hedgehog; spinose; aculeate; spiniferous.
  2. Spinigerous elytra in entomology, elytra each one of which has an upright sutural process, the two uniting, when the elytra are closed, to form a large spiniform process on the back, as in certain phytophagous beetles.

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  1. from Late Latin spiniger, bearing thorns or spines, from Latin spina, a thorn, spine, + gerere, bear, carry.
 

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