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Hemilepidotus spinosus
Cabezon Cab`e*zon" (k[a^]b`[asl]*z[o^]n" or k[aum]*b[asl]*th[-o]n"), n. [Sp., properly, big head. Cf. Cavesson.] (Zo["o]l.) A California fish (Hemilepidotus spinosus), allied to the sculpin.
Hoplopterus spinosus
Spur-winged Spur"-winged`, a. (Zo["o]l.) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings. Spur-winged goose (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of long-legged African geese of the genus Plectropterus and allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the wing, as the Gambo goose (P. Gambensis) and the Egyptian, or Nile, goose (Alopochen [AE]gyptiaca). Spur-winged plover (Zo["o]l.), an Old World plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) having a sharp spur on the bend of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent parts of Asia and Europe.
Podius spinosus
Soldier Sol"dier, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF. soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr. L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a soldier), fr. solidus solid. See Solid, and cf. Sold, n.] 1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants. I am a soldier and unapt to weep. --Shak. 2. Especially, a private in military service, as distinguished from an officer. It were meet that any one, before he came to be a captain, should have been a soldier. --Spenser. 3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill, or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of emphasis or distinction. --Shak. 4. (Zo["o]l.) The red or cuckoo gurnard (Trigla pini.) [Prov. Eng.] 5. (Zo["o]l.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest. See Termite. Soldier beetle (Zo["o]l.), an American carabid beetle (Chauliognathus Americanus) whose larva feeds upon other insects, such as the plum curculio. Soldier bug (Zo["o]l.), any hemipterous insect of the genus Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug (Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other insects. Soldier crab (Zo["o]l.) (a) The hermit crab. (b) The fiddler crab. Soldier fish (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish (Etheostoma c[oe]ruleum) found in the Mississippi River; -- called also blue darter, and rainbow darter. Soldier fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of small dipterous flies of the genus Stratyomys and allied genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps. Soldier moth (Zo["o]l.), a large geometrid moth (Euschema militaris), having the wings bright yellow with bluish black lines and spots. Soldier orchis (Bot.), a kind of orchis (Orchis militaris).

Meaning of Spinosus from wikipedia

- Asia. Amaranthus spinosus is a vascular flowering plant in the dicot family Amaranthaceae. As described in the species name, A. spinosus has spikes present...
- C. spinosus may refer to: Ceanothus spinosus, the greenbark ceanothus or redheart, a plant species native to southern California and northern Baja California...
- Rumex spinosus (synonym Emex spinosa), commonly known as devil's thorn, spiny dock, or lesser jack, is an annual herbaceous plant of the Polygonaceae....
- Vanellus spinosus. Wikispecies has information related to Vanellus spinosus. BirdLife species factsheet for Vanellus spinosus "Vanellus spinosus". Avibase...
- (2015). "Polyipnus spinosus Günther, 1887". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 February 2016. "Polyipnus spinosus Günther, 1887". FishBase...
- accepted as Bufo verrucosissimus. The spiny toad was classified as B. b. spinosus. It is found in France, the Iberian Peninsula and the Maghreb and grows...
- Database: Psorothamnus spinosus (smoke tree) Jepson Manual Treatment for Psorothamnus spinosus USDA Plants Profile of Psorothamnus spinosus (smoke tree) UC Photos...
- Each vertebra (pl.: vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column...
- Díaz, G.E. (2007). "Sceloporus spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64148A12749234. Sceloporus spinosus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database...
- H. spinosus retreats to its burrow with its tail orientated towards the entrance. It is nocturnal. H. spinosus preys upon arthropods. H. spinosus is oviparous...