acanthias

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκανθίας (akanthías, “prickly thing: dogfish, a kind of grasshopper, asparagus”)

Noun

acanthias

1. Used as a specific epithet; prickly thing.

Derived terms

• Squalus acanthias

Latin

Adjective

acanthiās

1. accusative feminine plural of acanthius