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The surgeonfish genus is named "Acanthurus", which means "thorn-tail", because species in this genus bear dangerously sharp spines on either side of the tail.
1. any shrub or herbaceous plant of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated as ornamental plants, having large spiny leaves ...
acanth is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French acanthe; Latin acanthus.
Thorn: acanthocephalan. [From Greek akanthos, thorn plant; see acanthus.] American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Acantho- definition: a combining form from Greek meaning “spine,” used in the formation of compound words. See examples of ACANTHO- used in a sentence.
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Combining forms meaning thorn, spine.
acanth(o)-. word element [Gr.], sharp spine; thorn. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition.
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