Associations to the word «Acanthocephalan»
Wiktionary
ACANTHOCEPHALAN, noun. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.]
ACANTHOCEPHALAN, adjective. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.]
Dictionary definition
ACANTHOCEPHALAN, noun. Any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.