Meaning Of The Word Acanthocephalan

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acanthocephalan in American English
any of a phylum (Acanthocephala) of intestinal worms, lacking a digestive tract and having a proboscis bearing rows of thornlike hooks
adjective: belonging or pertaining to the Acanthocephala
noun: any parasitic worm of the phylum or class Acanthocephala, having a proboscis covered with recurved hooks

acanthocephalan in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthocephala
noun: any of the parasitic wormlike invertebrates of the phylum Acanthocephala, the adults of which have a spiny proboscis and live in the intestines of vertebrates

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