NOUN | animal | phylum Acanthocephala, Acanthocephala | phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates |
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Meaning | phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms. | |
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Synonym | Acanthocephala | |
Member of | Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom | taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals |
Members | acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm | Any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines |
Broader | phylum | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants |
Spanish | acantocéfalos | |
Catalan | Acanthocephala |
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