Acinetae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acinetae \Ac`i*ne"t[ae]\ ([a^]s`[i^]*n[=e]"t[=e]), n. pl. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. 'akinhtos immovable.] (Zool.)
     A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are
     stationary. See {Suctoria}.
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