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English
Etymology
From acanth- (“spike”) + -ella (“little one belonging to”). The first half is taken from Acanthocephala.
Pronunciation
Noun
acanthella (plural acanthellas or acanthellae)
- A pre-infective larva stage of a species of phylum Acanthocephala of worms, formed within the arthropod host.
- (biology) The juvenile infective form of an acanthocephalan.
Synonyms
Translations
larva stage of Acanthocephala
References
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN)