spiny-headed worm
[ spahy-nee-hed-id ]
noun
any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.
Origin of spiny-headed worm
1First recorded in 1945–50
Words Nearby spiny-headed worm
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Scientific definitions for spiny-headed worm
spiny-headed worm
[ spī′nē-hĕd′ĭd ]
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