acœlomate, a. Zool.
(æˈsiːləʊmeɪt, æsiːˈləʊ-)
[f. a- 14 + cœlomate a.]
Having no cœlome or body-cavity; not cœlomate. Also acœˈlomatous a.
| 1879 tr. Haeckel's Evol. of Man II. xxv. 404 Although these acœlomatous Worms have no body-cavity, no blood, no vascular system, they always have a kidney system. 1889 Cent. Dict., Acœlomate. 1921 J. A. Thomson Outl. Zool. (ed. 7) ix. 137 The Cœlentera..form a very large series of Acœlomate Metazoa. |