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pl. [From Gr. ἄγκυρα ( angkura ) = (1) an anchor, (2) a hook; and στόμα ( stoma ) = mouth.] The name given by Milne-Edwards to a tribe of Entomostracans belonging to the order Lerneade. They attach themselves to their prey by means of their stout foot-jaws, which are armed with strong hooks. It contains one British family, the Chon drac ant hide. anch'-õred, pa. par. & a. [ANCHOR, ข.] As adjective: 1. Held by an anchor. "In the anchor'd bark." Byron: Corsair, 1. 7. 2. Shaped like an anchor; forked. (Used of a serpent's tongue.) "Shooting her anchor'd tongue, More: Song of the Soul, II. ii. 29. Threat'ning her venom'd teeth." IMG:content-0506.png:[blocks in formation]