See Also: Dias (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
acantho-(medicine)
acantho-(dictionary)
Dias, Bartolomeu(encyclopedia)
eon (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
end (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Mu (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Mt (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
age (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
right (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

acantho- (iou) and Dias (as used in expressions) (sh)


acantho- (iou)



acantho- combining form of Greek akantha: see next, -O-.
acantho'cephalan adjective & noun [Greek kephale head] Zoology (designating) a parasitic worm of the phylum Acanthocephala, with a thornlike proboscis for attachment to the gut of vertebrates L19.
acan'thodian adjective & noun (designating or pertaining to) a small spiny-finned fossil fish belonging to the subclass Acanthodii, found esp. in Devonian rocks M19.
a,canthopte'rygian adjective & noun [Greek pterugion fin, dim. of pterux wing] Zoology (designating) a spiny-finned fish belonging to the superorder Acanthopterygii M19.
acan'thosis noun (Medicine) abnormal thickening of the prickle-layer of the skin L19.

Dias (as used in expressions) (sh)