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Answer for the clue "Phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates spiny-headed worms ", 14 letters:
acanthocephala

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Acantocephala can refer to: Acanthocephala , a phylum of parasitic platyzoan "worms" Acanthocephala (insect) , a genus of Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs) a former cactus genus now a junior synonym of Parodia

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.