Acanthocephalan definitions

acanthocephalan

[n] - any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
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acanthocephalan

acanthocephalan Spiney-headed worms of the phylum Acanthocephala that live parasitically in the intestines of vertebrates and are characterized by a cylindrical, retractile proboscis that bears many rows of hooked spines.
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acanthocephalan

spiny-headed worm noun any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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acanthocephalan

any parasitic worm of the phylum or class Acanthocephala, having a proboscis covered with recurved hooks.
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