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acentrous
adjective
acen·trous
\(ˈ)ā¦sen‧trəs\
Definition of acentrous
of some primitive fishes
: having the notochord persistent through life and lacking vertebral centra
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Origin and Etymology of acentrous
2a- + centr- + -ous
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