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ACANTHA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Pronounced: a-KAN-tha (English)   [key]

Latinized form of Greek Ακανθα (Akantha), which meant "thorn, prickle". In Greek legend she was a nymph loved by Apollo.
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