jaculiferous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jak′yə lifər əs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
jac•u•lif•er•ous  ( jak′yə lifər əs),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot., Zool.]
  1. Botany, Zoologyhaving dartlike spines.
  • Neo-Latin jaculifer dart-bearing (jaculi-, combining form of Latin jaculum dart + -fer -fer) + -ous; see jaculate
  • 1850–55


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