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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...
- po****r in aquaria. The name of the
family is
derived from the Gr****
words akantha and oura,
which loosely translate to "thorn" and "tail", respectively....
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subfamily Cucurbitoideae. The
genus name
derives from the Gr****
words "
akantha" for
thorn and "sykios" for cu****ber or gourd.
Endemic to the
Namib Desert...
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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...
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Pyracantha derives from the Gr**** pyrakantha,
referring to pyr "fire", and
akantha "thorn,
thorny plant".
Pyracantha angustifolia.
Southwest China. Pyracantha...
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Ctenacanthus (from Gr****: κτείς kteis, 'comb' and Gr****: ἄκανθα
akantha, 'spine') is an
extinct genus of
ctenacanthiform chondrichthyan.
Remains have...
- 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...
