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a·coe·lo·mate A0059700 (ə-sē′lə-māt′)n. An animal that lacks a coelom. Acoelomates, which include flatworms and tapeworms, exhibit bilateral symmetry and have no body cavity between the gut and the epidermis. [New Latin Acoelōmata, group name : a- + Greek koilōma, koilōmat-, cavity; see coelom.] a·coe′lo·mate (-lə-mĭt) adj.acoelomate (eɪˈsiːləˌmeɪt) biologynany animal without a body cavity, such as a flatwormadjrelating to an animal without a body cavitya•coe•lo•mate (eɪˈsi ləˌmeɪt, ˌeɪ siˈloʊ mɪt) adj. 1. lacking a body cavity or coelom. n. 2. any organism that lacks a cavity between the body wall and the digestive tract, as the flatworms, nemerteans, and jellyfishes. [1875–80; a-6 + coelom + -ate1] acoelomateenUK
acoelomate[ā′sēl·ə‚māt] (zoology) Pertaining to an animal that lacks a coelom. acoelomateenUK
acoelomate [a-se´lah-māt] 1. without a coelom or body cavity.2. an acoelomate animal.acoelomate (ə-sē′lə-māt′)n. An animal that lacks a coelom. Acoelomates, which include flatworms and tapeworms, exhibit bilateral symmetry and have no body cavity between the gut and the epidermis. a·coe′lo·mate (-lə-mĭt) adj.acoelomate lacking a COELOM, the true body cavity. This occurs in some invertebrate groups such as coelenterates, platyhelminths, nemertines and nematodes. |