curved spine

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curved
adjective
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/kɜːvd/us
/kɝːvd/
having a rounded or smoothly ...
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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 ofcurvedandspinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Stems are covered in curved spines.
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The second dorsal fin is half again as tall as the first and bears a longer,curvedspine.
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Males have a prominentcurvedspineon fifth pereiopod (walking leg).
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The lateral angle of the pronotum is elongated into acurvedspinebut this can be much reduced.
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The various species had a pair of massive, curved spines emanating from the lower sides of the head, and onecurvedspineon the top of its head.
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The telson was acurvedspine.
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Rudimentary antennae with two curved spines, but these are often broken away.
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The bulbous tubercles, surrounded by downy white hairs, have short white spines and much longer brown curved spines.
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The dorsal fin is divided into two parts, the anterior one having two long, curved spines and the posterior one thirty-two to thirty-six soft rays.
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It produces small, round, greyish-green fruits with large, stiff, broadly pyramidal, slightly curved spines.
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Books with rounded backs, or curved spines, however, require swell.
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Petioles, rachis, cirrus and peduncular bracts are covered with short, curved spines.
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The plant has a large basal rosette of long stiff leaves over 1 m in length, bearing sharp, curved spines along the margins.
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There is also a pair of curved spines at the base of each leaf.
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The various genera had massive, curved spines.
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Stems are covered in curved spines.
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The free cheeks of the cephalon formed a pair of long, curved spines, and the segments of the pleural lobes were separated and elongated to form rib-like struts.
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