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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"...
- 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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imitated in
Corinthian capitals. This ἄκανθος ákanthos is
related to ἄκανθα
ákantha meaning "thorn"
referring to the thorn-bearing sepals, or any
thorny or...
- Priacanthidae. The
etymology of the
scientific name (prioo-, to bite +
akantha, thorn)
refers to the family's very rough,
spined scales. The
common name...
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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...
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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. List of
acanthodians "Fossilworks:...
- academe, academia, academic,
academy acanth-
thorn Gr**** ἀκή, ἄκανθα (
ákantha) Acanthaster, acanthion, acanthite, Acanthocephala, acanthocephaliasis...
- (today
Karlovy Vary Region,
Czech Republic). The name is from the Gr**** "
akantha"
meaning thorn or arrow, in
reference to its
crystal shape. Acanthite....
