echinate
adjective
echi·nate
-nə̇t,
-ˌnāt
variants or less commonly echinated
-ˌnātə̇d
: densely covered with stiff bristles or spines : prickly like a hedgehog compare echinulate , muricate
Word History
Etymology
echinate from Latin echinatus, from echin- + -atus -ate; echinated from Latin echinatus + English -ed