adjective
(also acelous)
Zoology Lacking an intestinal cavity; specifically of or relating to the group Acoela of simple flatworms having no distinct gut.
In some glossaries confused with
acoelomate
.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Francis Pascoe (1813–1893), entomologist. From scientific Latin Acoela + -ous.
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