acerous

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acerous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acerous \Ac"er*ous\, a.
     Same as Acerose.
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  Acerous \Ac"er*ous\, a. [Gr. [alpha] priv. + ke`ras a horn.]
     (Zool.)
     (a) Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.
     (b) Without antenn[ae], as some insects.
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