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acoel

UK/ˈeɪsiːl/

acoel noun: any of the order Acoela of xenacoelomorphs that resemble flatworms and were originally classified as such.

Noun

acoel (plural acoels)

  1. Any of the order Acoela of xenacoelomorphs that resemble flatworms and were originally classified as such.
  2. (obsolete) A member of the order Acoela of marine flatworms, which lack a digestive cavity with definite walls.
    • Acoels have no brain or ganglia but a network of nerves beneath the skin that is slightly more concentrated towards the front end.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 89

Forms of acoel

pluralacoels

Origin of acoel

From group name Acoela, from Ancient Greek ἄκοιλος (ákoilos, “not hollow”).

Questions about acoel

What does acoel mean?
Acoel means any of the order Acoela of xenacoelomorphs that resemble flatworms and were originally classified as such.
What part of speech is acoel?
Acoel is a noun.
How do you pronounce acoel?
Acoel is pronounced /ˈeɪsiːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of acoel?
The plural of acoel is acoels.

Words near acoel in the dictionary

  1. acocotls
  2. ACOD
  3. acodazole
  4. acodontasteroside
  5. ACODs
  6. acoel
  7. acoelomate
  8. acoelomates
  9. acoelomic
  10. acoelomorph
  11. acoelomorphs

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