spiny-headed worm

[ spahy-nee-hed-id ]
/ ˈspaɪ niˌhɛd ɪd /

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.

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Origin of spiny-headed worm

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby spiny-headed worm

spiny dormouse, spiny lizard, spiny lobster, spiny rat, spiny-finned, spiny-headed worm, spiny-rayed, spiny-rayed fish, spir-, spiracle, spiradenoma
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Medical definitions for spiny-headed worm

spiny-headed worm
[ spī′nē-hĕd′ĭd ]

n.

Acanthocephala
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Scientific definitions for spiny-headed worm

spiny-headed worm
[ spī′nē-hĕd′ĭd ]

See acanthocephalan.
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