- thorn-headed worm
- thorn-head·ed worm or thorny-head·ed worm 'thȯrn(-ē)-.hed-əd- n any worm of the group Acanthocephala
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Thorn-headed worm — Thorn headed Thorn head ed, a. Having a head armed with thorns or spines. [1913 Webster] {Thorn headed worm} (Zo[ o]l.), any worm of the order Acanthocephala; called also {thornhead}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thorn-headed worm — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : acanthocephalan … Useful english dictionary
Thorn-headed — Thorn head ed, a. Having a head armed with thorns or spines. [1913 Webster] {Thorn headed worm} (Zo[ o]l.), any worm of the order Acanthocephala; called also {thornhead}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thornhead — Thorn headed Thorn head ed, a. Having a head armed with thorns or spines. [1913 Webster] {Thorn headed worm} (Zo[ o]l.), any worm of the order Acanthocephala; called also {thornhead}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acanthocephala — Taxobox name = Acanthocephala image width = 240px image caption = Adult Pomphorhynchus in a Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala phylum … Wikipedia
Macracanthorhynchus — A genus of giant thorny headed worms (class Acanthocephala). [macro + G. akantha, thorn, + rhynchos, snout] M. hirudinaceus the giant thorny headed worm of the pig, approximately the size of the giant roundworm (Ascaris); it inhabits the… … Medical dictionary
acanthocephalan — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek akantha thorn, spine + kephalē head more at cephalic Date: circa 1889 spiny headed worm • acanthocephalan adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
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