Etymology

cystacanth

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Today it means: The final larval stage of an acanthocephalan, infective to the definitive host. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄκανθα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄκανθα“thorn”
  2. English todaycystacanth

From cyst + Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἄκανθα all →

acanthaacanthionacanthiteacanthocyteacanthophorousacanthopteridecacanthheteracanthhexacanthhomacanth

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