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acanthocephalan Definition

acan·tho·cepha·lan (ə kan′t̸hō sefə lən, -t̸hə-)

noun

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

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

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