a. Zool. [ad. Gr. ἄκρῐτ-ος; see ACRITA.] Of or pertaining to the Acrita; acritan.
1835. Owen, in Todd, Cycl. Anim. Phys., I. 48. The fissiparous and gemmiparous modes of reproduction are not, however, the exclusive modes by which the Acrite classes are perpetuated.
1847–9. Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., IV. 21/2. The Hydra … in its whole structure, is completely acrite.
