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Definition of Acontias

Acontias
Acontias A*con"ti*as, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ?, dim. ? dart.] (Zo["o]l.) Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.
Acontia
Acontia A*con"ti*a, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a little dart.] (Zo["o]l.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnid[ae]), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actini[ae] when irritated.

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- golden blind legless skink Acontias bicolor (Hewitt, 1929) Acontias breviceps Es****, 1925 – shorthead lance skink Acontias cregoi (Boulenger, 1903) –...
- Acontias is a genus of lizards of family Scincidae. Acontias may also refer to: Agkistrodon, synonym Acontias, a genus of venomous pit vipers Ethmia acontias...
- similarities to Acontias cregoi (formerly Typhlosaurus cregoi) and a recent review placed both of these within the genus Acontias, which, as Acontias lineatus...
- Acontias cregoi, commonly known as Cregoe's legless skink, Cregoi's blind legless skink, and Cregoi's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family...
- Ethmia acontias is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka and southern India. The wingspan...
- Acontia clerana is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Australian Faunal Directory Australian...
- Acontias wakkerstroomensis, the Wakkerstroom legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Conradie, W...
- Acontias albigularis, the white-throated legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Conradie, W. 2018...
- recognized: Acontias aurantiacus aurantiacus (Peters, 1854) Acontias aurantiacus bazarutoensis Broadley, 1990 – Bazaruto Island, Mozambique Acontias aurantiacus...
- In cnidarian anatomy, acontias (singular acontia) are threadlike tissues, composed largely of stinging cells located in the coelenteron of certain sea...