jaculiferous

English

Etymology

Latin jacula (“dart”) + -ferous.

Adjective

jaculiferous (not comparable)

1. (rare) prickly; bearing spines
   • 2005, Bill Roorbach, Temple Stream: A Rural Odyssey, page 46:

     Mice, rats, gophers, groundhogs, the jaculiferous porcupine: they're all more or less miniature beavers — just add water.