Associations to the word «Acanthocephala»

Wiktionary

ACANTHOCEPHALA, proper noun. A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Platyzoa   — intestinal worms that have a proboscis armed with recurved spines.
ACANTHOCEPHALA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Coreidae   — leaf-footed bugs.
ACANTHOCEPHALA, proper noun. Parodia.

Dictionary definition

ACANTHOCEPHALA, noun. Phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms.

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