acanthosoma
English
Etymology
acantho- (“spiny”) + -soma (“one having such a body”)[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˌkæn.θəˈsoʊ.mə/
- Rhymes: -əʊmə
Noun
acanthosoma (plural acanthosomas or acanthosomata)
- (zoology) A penaeid larva.
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)