acanthor

noun

acan·​thor

əˈkanˌthȯ(ə)r

plural -s

: the mature embryo of an acanthocephalan just previous to hatching compare acanthella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from acanth- (from Acanthocephala) + -or

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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