Acinetae

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκίνητος (akínētos, “unmoved”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κινέω (kinéō, “I move”)

Proper noun

Acinetae

  1. (obsolete) The Suctoria, as classified under the Infusoria.

Further reading

  • Acinetae in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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