spiny
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In recent years, Lentali has congratulated Musk on company news, and even invited him to the French island to eat “local fish and spiny lobster.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
They also found many arthropods -- a family that includes modern-day crabs and insects -- including spiny, stalk-eyed creatures called radiodonts which were the apex predator of the time.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
British gardens matter more than ever for hedgehogs, according to a study of the secret night life of the spiny mammals.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
“Then make sure to cool it immediately to prevent holdover temperature from overcooking the spiny little beast!”
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
She couldn’t get the red spiny fish thing out of her head.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
But her spinier attributes emerge when her beauty idyll is crashed by a rowdy extended family of holidaymakers with various squealing children in tow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
Martin imagined when writing his "Song of Ice and Fire" books; that one is bigger and spinier.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2021
He’s surrounded by spinier, more surprising arrangements, too.
From The Verge ● Sep. 11, 2015
