acanthosoma

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US/əˌkæn.θəˈsoʊ.mə/

noun

A penaeid larva.

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Meanings

nounacanthosoma (plural acanthosomas or acanthosomata)

plural acanthosomas · plural acanthosomata

  1. biologyA penaeid larva.

Origin

From acantho- (“spiny”) + -soma (“one having such a body”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with acanthosoma

OklahomasomaTacomacarcinomalymphomaaromacomamelanomaomaadenocarcinomachromaadenomaOmaghgranulomastromastomasangomahamartomamyomabromapleromaacanthomacrepidomaendometrioma
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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