spiny
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The waters around Sark are home to species including European spiny lobster, rays, catsharks, octopus and pink sea fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Acanthosaura syrax belongs to a group of agamid lizards known as mountain horned dragons, which are distinguished by the spiny crests that extend along the neck and back.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
They also found many arthropods -- a family that includes modern-day crabs and insects -- including spiny, stalk-eyed creatures called radiodonts which were the apex predator of the time.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Covering four representative species—the great white, the sandbar, the small-spotted catshark and the spiny dogfish—Daniel C. Abel and Sophie A. Maycock deliver breadth without sacrificing depth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Nothing green except the cactus and spiny plants.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
But her spinier attributes emerge when her beauty idyll is crashed by a rowdy extended family of holidaymakers with various squealing children in tow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Martin imagined when writing his "Song of Ice and Fire" books; that one is bigger and spinier.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2021
He’s surrounded by spinier, more surprising arrangements, too.
From The Verge ● Sep. 11, 2015
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