ACO´NTIA or ACU´TIA(Ἀκοντία, Strab. p. 152; Ἀκούτεια, Steph. B.), a town of the Vaccaei, in Hispania Tarraconensis, on the river Durius ( Douro), which had a ford here. Its site is unknown.[P.S]
·noun ·pl Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of th...
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