acanthosoma

noun

acan·​tho·​so·​ma

əˌkan(t)thəˈsōmə

plural acanthosomas

-ōməz

or acanthosomata

-ōmətə

: a peneid zoea

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from acanth- + -soma; from its spiny carapace

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

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