acrorhagus
noun
ac·ro·rha·gus
ˌa-krə-ˈrā-gəs
plural acrorhagi
ˌa-krə-ˈrā-ˌjī,
-ˌgī
: one of a series of marginal tubercles found on certain sea anemones each consisting of a local accumulation of nematocysts
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from acr- + -rhagus (irregular from Greek rhag-, rhax berry)
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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