echinate

adjective

echi·​nate

-nə̇t,

-ˌnāt

variants or less commonly echinated

-ˌnātə̇d

: densely covered with stiff bristles or spines : prickly like a hedgehog compare echinulate , muricate

Word History

Etymology

echinate from Latin echinatus, from echin- + -atus -ate; echinated from Latin echinatus + English -ed

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