Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Acanthocephala"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Acanthocephala
n : phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in
the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms [syn: {Acanthocephala},
{phylum Acanthocephala}]
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