Synonyms:
barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
Meaning: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"
Synonyms:
spinous, spiny
Meaning: having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous"
Usage examples
Neighbors and close relatives are the Spiny Pocket Mice."
The smallest of the Spiny Pocket Mice is about the size of Nibbler the House Mouse and the largest is twice as big.