Acineta
1 of 2 Ac·i·ne·ta
ˌa-sə-ˈnē-tə,
ˌa-kə-ˈnā-
variants or Acinetae
ˌa-sə-ˈ-nē-ˌtē,
ˌa-kə-ˈnā-ˌtī
taxonomic synonym of suctoria
Acineta
2 of 2noun
Ac·i·ne·ta
ˌa-sə-ˈnē-tə,
ˌa-kə-ˈnā-
: a widely distributed genus of loricate usually stalked suctorian protozoa with tentacles in two or three bundles at the anterior end
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek akinētos motionless, from a- a- entry 2 + kinētos moving
Noun
New Latin, from Greek akinētos
First Known Use
Noun
1842, in the meaning defined above