acerous

acerous
acerous1
/as"euhr euhs/, adj. Bot.
acerose1.
[1840-50]
acerous2
/ay sear"euhs/, adj. Zool.
1. having no antennae.
2. having no horns.
[ < Gk akerós, equiv. to a- A-6 + -keros, adj. deriv. of kéras horn; see -OUS]

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