theront

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “beast, fantastic animal”) + -ont.

Noun

theront (plural theronts)

  1. (microbiology, ichthyology) The stage where a tomite elongates (swims away) after being released from the cyst.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.