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acanthellas

acanthellas is the plural of acanthella.

Meaning of acanthella

Noun

acanthella (plural acanthellas or acanthellae)

  1. A larval stage of a species of phylum Acanthocephala of worms, formed within the arthropod host, preceding the cystacanth stage which is infective to the definitive host.
    Synonyms:
    preacanthella

Questions about acanthellas

What is acanthellas the plural of?
Acanthellas is the plural of acanthella.

Words near acanthellas in the dictionary

  1. acantharian
  2. acantharians
  3. acanthas
  4. acanthella
  5. acanthellae
  6. acanthellas
  7. acanthesthesia
  8. acanthi
  9. acanthial
  10. acanthin
  11. acanthine

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