Acrita
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek meaning "indiscernible"; see a- and compare criterion.
Proper noun
[edit]Acrita
- (zoology, obsolete) The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed. Today it roughly corresponds to the protozoans
References
[edit]- “Acrita”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.