jaculiferous

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English

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Etymology

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Latin jacula (dart) + -ferous.

Adjective

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jaculiferous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) prickly; bearing spines
    • 2005, Bill Roorbach, Temple Stream: A Rural Odyssey, page 46:
      Mice, rats, gophers, groundhogs, the jaculiferous porcupine: they're all more or less miniature beavers — just add water.