Echinorhynchus

Echinorhynchus
A genus of acanthocephalid (thorny-headed) worms which originally included species now contained in Macracanthorhynchus, Gigantorhynchus, and other genera. [echino- + G. rhynchos, snout]

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Echi·no·rhyn·chus i-.kī-nə-'riŋ-kəs n a genus (the type of the family Echinorhynchidae) of small cylindrical acanthocephalan worms that are parasitic in various vertebrates

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Echi·no·rhyn·chus (e-ki″no-ringґkəs) [echino- + Gr. rhynchos beak] a former genus of parasitic acanthocephalans.

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  • echinorhynchus — echi·no·rhyn·chus …   English syllables

  • echinorhynchus — ˈriŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin + rhynchus : a genus (the type of the family Echinorhynchidae) of small cylindrical acanthocephalan worms that are parasitic in various vertebrates …   Useful english dictionary

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