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Phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates spiny-headed worms
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acanthocephala
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Acanthocephala ( Greek , , thorn + , , head) is a phylum of parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans , thorny-headed worms , or spiny-headed worms , characterized by the presence of an eversible proboscis , armed with spines, which it uses to pierce and ...
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Acanthocephala \A*can`tho*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a spine, thorn + ? head.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.