LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

polyacanthus

polyacanthus (feminine polyacantha, neuter polyacanthum)
Classical[pɔ.ly.aˈkan.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[po.li.aˈkan.tus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivehaving many spines or thorns; polyacanthous

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolyacanthuspolyacanthapolyacanthum
genitivepolyacanthīpolyacanthaepolyacanthī
dativepolyacanthōpolyacanthaepolyacanthō
accusativepolyacanthumpolyacanthampolyacanthum
ablativepolyacanthōpolyacanthāpolyacanthō
vocativepolyacanthepolyacanthapolyacanthum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolyacanthīpolyacanthaepolyacantha
genitivepolyacanthōrumpolyacanthārumpolyacanthōrum
dativepolyacanthīspolyacanthīspolyacanthīs
accusativepolyacanthōspolyacanthāspolyacantha
ablativepolyacanthīspolyacanthīspolyacanthīs
vocativepolyacanthīpolyacanthaepolyacantha

Origins

New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Quick answers

What does polyacanthus mean in Latin?
polyacanthus, a adjective, means “having many spines or thorns; polyacanthous”.
How do you pronounce polyacanthus?
In classical Latin, [pɔ.ly.aˈkan.tʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.li.aˈkan.tus].