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 Definitions of spiny-headed worm  [ˈspaɪ ni]  

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Definition of 'spiny-headed worm' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) spiny-headed worm
any of a small group of intestinal parasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, having a proboscis covered with hooks used for attachment.

Etymology:  (1945–50)

Definition of 'spiny-headed worm' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm
any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines

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