acanthoparia

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acanthoparia (noun; plural acanthopariae; Greek akantha, thorn, spine; pareion, cheek): (Arthropoda: Insecta) In Coleoptera, the lateral spiny paired region of the paria (epipharynx) in scarabaeoid larvae.