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Acantha (Ancient Gr****: Ἀκάνθα, romanized:
Akántha, lit. 'thorn') is
often claimed to be a
minor character in Gr****
mythology whose metamorphosis was...
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Chimarra akantha is a
species of
fingernet caddisfly in the
family Philopotamidae. It is
found in
South America. "ADW:
Chimarra akantha: classIFICATION"...
- Bolivia, Brazil,
Paraguay and Uruguay. The
taxon name
comes from Gr****
akantha (meaning prickly) and
kalyx (meaning buds),
which refers to the spines...
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derived from the Gr****
gaster (γαστήρ),
meaning "belly, abdomen", and
akantha (άκανθα),
meaning "thorn, spine". Spiny-backed orb-weavers are sometimes...
- dragon. The name
derives from the Gr****
words tragos (meaning "goat") and
akantha ("thorn"). Iran is the
biggest producer of this gum. Gum
tragacanth is...
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family Coreidae. The
scientific name is
derived from the Gr**** ἄκανθα (
akantha)
meaning "thorn/spine" and κεφαλή (kephale)
meaning "head". This name refers...
- Priacanthidae. The
etymology of the
scientific name (prioo-, to bite +
akantha, thorn)
refers to the family's very rough,
spined scales. The
common name...
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Pyracantha derives from the Gr**** pyrakantha,
referring to pyr "fire", and
akantha "thorn,
thorny plant".
Pyracantha angustifolia.
Southwest China. Pyracantha...
- the
family name Monacanthidae, from the Gr****
monos meaning "one" and
akantha meaning "thorn". Some
species also have
recurved spines on the base of...
- Gr**** -ακός (-akós) cardiac,
celiac acanth-
thorn or
spine Gr**** ἄκανθα (
ákantha),
thorn acanthion, acanthocyte, acanthoma,
acanthulus acou- of or relating...
