acanthocephalan
noun /ə,kænθə'sɛfələn/
- Definition
- any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
- Example
- 'acanthocephalan' can be found in many classic books.
- Etymology
- No etymology available.
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