Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the form of
Acinetæ ; resembling an acinetan in form. - noun An infusorian animalcule resembling an acinetan, whether an embryonic stage of some ciliate infusorian or a member of the order Acinetæ. Also written
acineta-form .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Resembling the Acinetæ.
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- adjective zoology Resembling the Acinetae.
Etymologies
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Acinetae + -form.
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This process is similar to the conjugation of two unicellular beings, such as two acinetiform infusoria, one of which, the female ([Symbol: Female]), is larger than the other, the male ([Symbol: Male]).
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Various
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