Acephalina

plural noun

Aceph·​a·​li·​na

(ˌ)āˌsefəˈlīnə,

əˌs-,

-lē-

: a tribe or other division of gregarines comprising forms with nonseptate trophozoites that do not undergo schizogony (as earthworm parasites of the genus Monocystis) see monocystis

acephaline

(ˈ)ā¦sefəˌlīn

-əl-

-lə̇n

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek akephalos + New Latin -ina

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

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