acinetae

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκίνητος (akinētos, “unmoved”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κινέω (kineō, “I move”)

Noun [edit]

acinetae

  1. (zoology) A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are stationary. See Suctoria.
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