acanthor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin acanthus (“spine”) (extracted from translingual Acanthocephala) + -or (condition).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
acanthor (plural acanthors)
- The spindle-shaped embryo stage of Acanthocephala that burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host.