acanthor

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US/əˈkæn.θɔɹ/

noun

The spindle-shaped embryo stage of Acanthocephala that burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host.

OriginNew Latin acanthus ← taxonomic name Acanthocephala →
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Meanings

nounacanthor (plural acanthors)

plural acanthors

  1. The spindle-shaped embryo stage of Acanthocephala that burrows into the body cavity of its first intermediate host.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAcanthocephala
  2. New Latinacanthus“spine”
  3. Englishacanthor

From New Latin acanthus (“spine”) (extracted from taxonomic name Acanthocephala) + -or (condition).

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APA

acanthor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acanthor

MLA

“acanthor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acanthor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acanthor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acanthor.

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