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acron

American

[ak-ron, -ruhn] / ˈæk rɒn, -rən /

noun

the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.

Other Word Forms

acronal

adjective

Etymology

Origin of acron

< New Latin < Greek ákron, neuter singular of ákros; see acro-

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