Acrita
English
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin, from Ancient Greek meaning "indiscernible"; see a- and compare criterion.
Proper noun
editAcrita
- (zoology, obsolete) The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed. Today it roughly corresponds to the protozoans
References
edit- “Acrita”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.