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