"acanthor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈkæn.θɔɹ/ [US] Forms: acanthors [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin acanthus (“spine”) (extracted from taxonomic name Acanthocephala) + -or (condition). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-new|acanthus||spine}} New Latin acanthus (“spine”), {{der|en|mul-tax|Acanthocephala}} taxonomic name Acanthocephala, {{af|en|-or|pos1=condition}} -or (condition) Head templates: {{en-noun}} acanthor (plural acanthors)
  1. The spindle-shaped embryo stage of Acanthocephala that burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host.

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