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BURRY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: burrier    , burriest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

Example:

setaceous whiskers

Synonyms:

barbed; barbellate; briary; briery; bristled; bristly; burred; burry; prickly; setaceous; setose; spiny; thorny

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

armed ((used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns)

Derivation:

burr (seed vessel having hooks or prickles)

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