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spiny-headed worm

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

noun

  1. any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.

spiny-headed worm Scientific  
/ spī′nē-hĕd′ĭd /

  1. See acanthocephalan

Etymology

Origin of spiny-headed worm

First recorded in 1945–50

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