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Acanthine
Acanthine A*can"thine, a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. ?, thorny, fr. ?. See Acanthus.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
Acanthis linaria
Linnet Lin"net (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina), which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown, tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite. Green linnet (Zo["o]l.), the European green finch.
Onopordon acanthium
Scotch Scotch, a. [Cf. Scottish.] Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its inhabitants; Scottish. Scotch broom (Bot.), the Cytisus scoparius. See Broom. Scotch dipper, or Scotch duck (Zo["o]l.), the bufflehead; -- called also Scotch teal, and Scotchman. Scotch fiddle, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott. Scotch mist, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain. Scotch nightingale (Zo["o]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] Scotch pebble. See under pebble. Scotch pine (Bot.) See Riga fir. Scotch thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Onopordon acanthium); -- so called from its being the national emblem of the Scotch.
Squalus acanthias
Dogfish Dog"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) 1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc. Note: The European spotted dogfishes (Scyllium catudus, and S. canicula) are very abundant; the American smooth, or blue dogfish is Mustelus canis; the common picked, or horned dogfish (Squalus acanthias) abundant on both sides of the Atlantic. 2. The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin. 3. The burbot of Lake Erie.
tragacanthin
Cerasin Cer"a*sin, n. (Chem.) A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid. 2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also bassorin, tragacanthin, etc.

Meaning of Acanthi from wikipedia

- dictionary. Acanthus (pl.: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised...
- Acanthis (not to be confused with Acanthus) may refer to: Acanthis, a genus of birds known as the redpolls Acanthis (mythology), figure in Gr**** mythology...
- In Gr**** mythology, Acanthis (Ancient Gr****: Ἀκανθίς means 'thornette') or Acanthyllis (Ἀκανθυλλίς) was the daughter of Hippodamia and Autonous and sister...
- The common redpoll or mealy redpoll (Acanthis flammea) is a species of bird in the finch family. It breeds somewhat further south than the Arctic redpoll...
- Limnonectes acanthi is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
- The redpolls (genus Acanthis) (in Great Britain also historically known as redpoles) are a group of small p****erine birds in the finch family Fringillidae...
- The lesser redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) is a small p****erine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. It is the smallest, brownest, and most streaked of the...
- Limbobotys acanthi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zhang and Li in 2013. It is found in China (Hainan). "GlobIZ search". Global...
- Scoliographa acanthis is a moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. Its larval food...
- The Arctic redpoll or ****y redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni) is a bird species in the finch family Fringillidae. It breeds in tundra birch forest. It has...