acoelous


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acoelous

(eɪˈsiːləs)
adj
1. (Biology) not having a true digestive tract
2. (Biology) another term for acoelomate2
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They are holospondylous vertebrae with the acoelous centrum.
They are two acoelous centra with more or less rounded shape (4.5 cm long, 3.1 in diameter; and 7.5 cm long, 6.6 cm wide in diameter).
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