acoelomate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ā sē′lə māt′, ā′sē lō′mit)


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a•coe•lo•mate  (ā sē′lə māt′, ā′sē lō′mit),USA pronunciation [Zool.]
adj. 
    Also, a•coe•lom•a•tous  (ā′sē lom′ə təs, -lō′mə-),USA pronunciation a•coe′lo•mous. having no coelum.

n. 
  1. Invertebrates, Zoologyany organism that lacks a cavity between the body wall and the digestive tract, including the flatworms, nemertines, and sea anemones.
  • a-6 + coelomate 1875–80

'acoelomate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acoelous

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