Associations to the word «Acanthocephalan»

Wiktionary

ACANTHOCEPHALAN, noun. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.]
ACANTHOCEPHALAN, adjective. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

ACANTHOCEPHALAN, noun. Any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines.

Wise words

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