ACINETA


Meaning of ACINETA in English

I. ˌasəˈnēd.ə, ˌakəˈnā-

or ac·i·ne·tae -nēˌtē, -nāˌtī

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akinētos motionless, from a- a- (II) + kinētos moving — more at kinetic

synonym of suctoria

II. noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek akinētos

: a widely distributed genus of loricate usually stalked suctorian protozoa with tentacles in two or three bundles at the anterior end

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.