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cystacanth

cystacanth noun: the final larval stage of an acanthocephalan, infective to the definitive host.

cystacanth: the final larval stage of an acanthocephalan, infective to the definitive host
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Noun

cystacanth (plural cystacanths)

  1. The final larval stage of an acanthocephalan, infective to the definitive host.

Forms of cystacanth

pluralcystacanths

Origin of cystacanth

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

Questions about cystacanth

What does cystacanth mean?
Cystacanth means the final larval stage of an acanthocephalan, infective to the definitive host.
What part of speech is cystacanth?
Cystacanth is a noun.
What is the plural of cystacanth?
The plural of cystacanth is cystacanths.

Words near cystacanth in the dictionary

  1. cys
  2. cyser
  3. cysers
  4. Cyssus
  5. cyst
  6. cystacanth
  7. cystacanths
  8. cystadenocarcinoma
  9. cystadenocarcinomas
  10. cystadenocarcinomata
  11. cystadenocarcinomatous

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