Definitions for acanthocephalanəˌkæn θəˈsɛf ə lən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•can•tho•ceph•a•lanəˌkæn θəˈsɛf ə lən(n.)
Category: Invertebrates
Ref: spiny-headed worm.
Origin of acanthocephalan:
1905–10; < NL Acanthocephal(a)
Princeton's WordNet
acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm(noun)
any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
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