acanthocephalan

(ə kan′t̸hō sef′ə lən, -t̸hə-)

noun

any of a phylum (Acanthocephala) of intestinal worms, lacking a digestive tract and having a proboscis bearing rows of thornlike hooks

Origin: < ModL < acantho- + cephal- + -an

See acanthocephalan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Acanthocephala, phylum name

Origin: : acantho-

Origin: + Greek kephalē, head; see -cephalous

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