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barbellate

adjective

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

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Word length
10
Starts with
B
Ends with
E
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
14

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adjective

  1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

    “a horse with a short bristly mane”

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a horse with a short bristly mane
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers

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