Acanthocephala definition

Acanthocephala

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WordNet

(1) Phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms

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Acanthocephala

a taxonomic phylum, within superphylum Protostomia - intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines
a taxonomic genus, within family Coreidae - leaf-footed bugs