acanthella

See also: Acanthella

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /æ.kænˈθɜ.lə/, /æ.kənˈθɜ.lə/
Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

acanthella (plural acanthellas or acanthellae)

A pre-infective larva stage of a species of phylum Acanthocephala of worms, formed within the arthropod host.
(biology) The juvenile infective form of an acanthocephalan.

Synonyms

(pre-infective form): preacanthella

Translations

larva stage of Acanthocephala

Portuguese: acantela f

References

“acanthella”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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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