acanthor
English
Etymology
From New Latin acanth (“spine”), from Acanthocephala + English -or (“condition”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θɔɹ/
Noun
acanthor (plural acanthors)
- The spindle-shaped embryo stage of Acanthocephala that burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host.
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
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