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Acantha (Ancient Gr****: Ἀκάνθα, romanized:
Akántha, lit. 'thorn') is
often claimed to be a
minor character in Gr****
mythology whose metamorphosis was...
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Chimarra akantha is a
species of
fingernet caddisfly in the
family Philopotamidae. It is
found in
South America. "ADW:
Chimarra akantha: classIFICATION"...
- Acanthostega, from
Ancient Gr**** ἄκανθα (
ákantha),
meaning "spine", and στέγη (stégē),
meaning "roof", is an
extinct genus of stem-tetrapod,
among the...
- Holacanthus, from
Ancient Gr**** ὅλος (hólos),
meaning "full", and ἄκανθα (
ákantha),
meaning "spine", is a
genus of
marine angelfishes (family Pomacanthidae)...
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derived from the Gr****
gaster (γαστήρ),
meaning "belly, abdomen", and
akantha (άκανθα),
meaning "thorn, spine". Spiny-backed orb-weavers are sometimes...
- dragon. The name
derives from the Gr****
words tragos (meaning "goat") and
akantha ("thorn"). Iran is the
biggest producer of this gum. Gum
tragacanth is...
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family Coreidae. The
scientific name is
derived from the Gr**** ἄκανθα (
akantha)
meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale)
meaning "head". This name refers...
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Gyracanthus (from Gr****: γύρος gyros, 'curved' and Gr****: ἄκανθα
akantha, 'spine') is an
extinct genus of acanthodian.
There are at
least twenty one definitively...
- Coelacanthus, from
Ancient Gr**** κοῖλος (koîlos),
meaning "hollow", and ἄκανθα (
ákantha),
meaning "spine", is a
genus of
extinct marine coelacanths known from...
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subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The
genus name
derives from the Gr****
words "
akantha" for
thorn and "sykios" for cu****ber or gourd.
Endemic to the
Namib Desert...
