a. Zool. [f. Gr. ἀκανθο- thorn + -LOGICAL.] Pertaining to the study of the nature and functions of spines, founded on the study of spines.
1881. Macintosh, in Nature, No. 628. 41. The systematic value of acanthological characters.
a. Zool. [f. Gr. ἀκανθο- thorn + -LOGICAL.] Pertaining to the study of the nature and functions of spines, founded on the study of spines.
1881. Macintosh, in Nature, No. 628. 41. The systematic value of acanthological characters.
