Meaning of ACANTHOCEPHALAN

Pronunciation:			u`kanthu'sefulun
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	Definition:		[n]  any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
	Synonyms:		spiny-headed worm
	See Also:		Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala, worm