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 Alternative spelling of
acerose . - adjective zoology Destitute of
tentacles , as certainmollusks - adjective zoology Without
antennae , as some insects
Etymologies
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Same as acerose
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, "not") + κέρας (keras, "horn")
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