(ˌ)āˌsefəˈlīnə, əˌs-, -lē- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akephalos + New Latin -ina
: 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
• aceph·a·line (ˈ)ā|sefəˌlīn, -əl-, -_lə̇n adjective