sharp spine

collocation in English

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sharp
adjective
uk
/ʃɑːp/us
/ʃɑːrp/
having a thin edge or point that can cut something or make a hole ...
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spine
noun[C]
uk
/spaɪn/us
/spaɪn/
the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body and protects the ...
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(Definition ofsharpandspinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They also have asharpspinelocated near their tail.
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They have two large dorsal fins, each with asharpspine, and with the first fin placed far forward above the head.
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A short,sharpspineis present on the preoperculum and/or operculum and post-temporal bone, the latter spine directed posteriorly.
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Asharpspineis placed on the outer margin of the antennal peduncle near the base of the scaphocerite.
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They are stiff, leathery, and brittle, their edges wavy withsharpspine-teeth.
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It has a thin caudal peduncle, onesharpspinelocated in front of each eye and two spines behind, hence its common name.
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This fish has three cone pigments for colour vision (like humans); its dorsal fin has a verysharpspine.
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The outer lip and inner ventral surface bear sharp spines and the tegumental surface has a honeycomb appearance.
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The cheliped merus has asharpspinesubdistally and with a distal dorsal spine; carpus roughened dorsally, with distal outer spine, denticulate anterior margin, and strong and slender distal spine.
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The cones are very short-stalked (almost sessile), ovoid, pale pinkish to yellowish buff, and 49 cm long; each scale bears a stout,sharpspine410 mm long.
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The young stems are stout and thickly covered with sharp spines.
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Growing along the creek banks were giant cottonwood trees and patches of huge thorny bushes with long needle sharp spines called bull berry bushes.
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Instead, the bony bumps and spikes that covered the rest of their body continued out to the tail and/or were augmented with sharp spines.
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The nutlets are hard and bear 2-4 sharp spines, 10 mm long and 46 mm broad point-to-point.
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The gill-flap on the cheek (preopercle) each has five sharp spines.
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The narrow leaves are 2 or 3 centimeters long and harden into straight, sharp spines.
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It has a palm with pinnate fronds and long sharp spines along the margins of the petioles.
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