English

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Etymology

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From acantho- (spiny) +‎ -soma (one having such a body).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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acanthosoma (plural acanthosomas or acanthosomata)

  1. (zoology) A penaeid larva.

References

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)