(from the article `spiny-headed worm`) ...and develops into a new stage called an acanthella. The acanthella, a miniature version of the adult, withdraws its armed proboscis before ...
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The fully developed larva of Acanthocephala, infective to the final host and with an inverted fully formed proboscis characteristic of the adult worm. ... Origin: cyst-+ G. Akantha, thorn or spine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Juvenile acanthocephalan that is infective to its definitive host.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sis′tă-kanth Definitions: 1. The fully developed larva of Acanthocephala, infective to the final host and with an inverted fully formed proboscis characteristic of the adult worm.
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