Having two spines or spine-like projections; covered with or characterized by paired pointed structures.
From bi- (two) plus spinose (from Latin 'spinosus,' spiny, from 'spina,' spine). The -ose suffix indicates a quality or state of being.
Many sea creatures and plants are bispinose—like sea urchins with paired spines—and this adaptation gives them extra stability and protection, a simple biological design that nature uses repeatedly!
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