ἀκανθώδης

akanthodes

full of thorns, thorny

Appears 24 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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Parts of Animals 13
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Book II 4
Chapter 9 654a32–655b27

655a20

Chapter 17 660a14–661a30

660b16
660b23
660b25
Book III 2
Chapter 14 674a9–676a5

674a29
674b3
Book IV 7
Chapter 10 685b29–690b10

689b10

Chapter 13 695a28–697b13

695b7
695b10
696b5
696b5
696b7
696b8
History of Animals 9
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Book I 1
Chapter 6 490b7–491a26

490b28
Book II 3
Chapter 10 502b28–503a14

503a2

Chapter 13 504b13–505b4

505a6
505a30
Book III 3
Chapter 7 516a8–516b30

516b20
516b22
516b23
Book IV 2
Chapter 2 525a30–527a35

525b30

Chapter 9 535a27–536b23

535b22
Generation of Animals 2
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Book III 1
Chapter 3 754a21–755a5

754a28
Book V 1
Chapter 3 781b30–784a22

781b33

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀκανθώδης, ες, A. full of thorns, thorny, χῶρος Hdt. 1.126; τὸ ῥόδον Arist. Pr. 907a22, cf. Thphr. HP 1.5.3, etc. 2. prickly, γλῶττα Arist. HA 503a2; τρίχες ib.490b28; of the vertebrae, spinous, ib.516b20: Comp., ib.516b22. 3. metaph., λόγοι ἀ. thorny arguments, Luc. DMort. 10.8; ἀ. βίος Suid.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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