Medical Dictionary
acanthocephalan
noun acan·tho·ceph·a·lan \-lən\
Medical Definition of ACANTHOCEPHALAN
: any of the phylum Acanthocephala of unsegmented parasitic worms—called also spiny-headed worm
—acanthocephalan adjective
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