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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
Word definitions for acanthocephala in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Acanthocephala is a New World genus of true bugs in the family Coreidae . The name is derived from the Greek akanth- meaning "thorn/spine" + kephale meaning "head" This name is in reference to the spine on the front of the head.
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.