acanthella

See also: Acanthella

English

Etymology

From acanth- (“spike”) +‎ translingual -ella (“little one belonging to”). The first half is taken from Acanthocephala.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /æ.kænˈθɛ.lə/, /æ.kənˈθɛ.lə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

acanthella (plural acanthellas or acanthellae)

  1. A larval stage of a species of phylum Acanthocephala of worms, formed within the arthropod host, preceding the cystacanth stage which is infective to the definitive host.

Synonyms

  • (pre-infective form): preacanthella

Translations

References

  1. ^ 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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