decacanth

decacanth
\\ˈdekəˌkan(t)th\ noun (-s)
Etymology: deca- + -acanth (from Greek akantha thorn) — more at acanth-
: a 10-hooked cestodarian larva — called also lycophore; compare hexacanth

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • decacanth — n. [Gr. deka, ten; akantha, thorn] (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) A ten hooked larva that hatches from the egg; a lycophore …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • decacanth — dec·a·canth …   English syllables

  • Eucestoda — Taxobox | name = Eucestoda regnum = Animalia phylum = Platyhelminthes classis = Cestoda subclassis = Eucestoda subdivision ranks = Orders subdivision = Aporidea Caryophyllidea Cyclophyllidea Diphyllidea Lecanicephalidea Litobothridea… …   Wikipedia

  • lycophore — n. [Gr. lykos, hook; pherein, to carry] (PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda) Ten hooked first larval stage of a tapeworm; a decacanth …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • lycophore — ˈlīkəˌfō(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: probably from lyc + phore : decacanth …   Useful english dictionary

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