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acantho- definition

acantho- (ə kan′t̸hō, -t̸hə)

thorn acanthocephalan
also, before a vowel, acanth- (ə kant̸h′)

Etymology: < Gr akantha, thorn < akē, a point < IE base *a-: see acid

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