acron
noun
ac·ron
ˈa-ˌkrän,
ˈa-krən
plural -s
: the unsegmented preoral part of the body of a segmented animal (as an arthropod)
acronal adjective
ˈa-krə-nəl
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek akron mountain top, end, from neuter of akros sharp; akin to Greek akē point
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined above
- cherokees
- cheroonjie nut
- cheroot
- cheroots
- cherrier
- cherries
- cherriest
- cherry
- cherry aphid
- cherry apple
- cherry birch
- cherry blossom
- cherry bomb
- cherry bounce
- cherry brandy
- cherry casebearer
- cherry coal
- cherry crab
- cherry currant
- cherry fruit fly
- cherry fruit sawfly
- cherry fruitworm
- cherry gum
- cherry holly
- cherry laurel