Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the Acera, 2.
  • Having minute or undeveloped antennæ, as an insect.
  • Having no horns; aceratophorous.
  • Same as acerose.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Same as acerose.
  • adjective Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.
  • adjective Without antennæ, as some insects.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks
  • adjective zoology Without antennae, as some insects
  • adjective Alternative spelling of acerose.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, "not") + κέρας (keras, "horn")

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Same as acerose

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