acentrous

adjective

acen·​trous

(ˈ)ā¦sen‧trəs

of some primitive fishes

: having the notochord persistent through life and lacking vertebral centra

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 2 + centr- + -ous

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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