Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An order of worm-like internal parasites or entozoa, which have neither mouth nor alimentary canal, but have recurved hooks on a retractile proboscis at the anterior end of the body, by which they attach themselves to the tissues of animals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
phylum within thesuperphylum Platyzoa —intestinal worms, having theproboscis armed withrecurved spines. - proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Coreidae — leaf-footedbugs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
Etymologies
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Examples
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Serotonin, octopamine, and the clinging behavior induced by the parasite Polymorphus paradoxus (Acanthocephala) in Gammarus lacustris (Crustacea).
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Serotonin, octopamine, and the clinging behavior induced by the parasite Polymorphus paradoxus (Acanthocephala) in Gammarus lacustris (Crustacea).
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Serotonin, octopamine, and the clinging behavior induced by the parasite Polymorphus paradoxus (Acanthocephala) in Gammarus lacustris (Crustacea).
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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His principal research interests have centered around morphologic studies on Acanthocephala, molecular exchanges of dependent cells and their environments, and diagnosis of parasitic diseases.
Chapter 11 1991
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We believe it is Acanthocephala declivis based on the range and description on
What's That Bug? 2009
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Instead, I will list a compilation of some of the phyla of which I have yet to see a live member: Acanthocephala, Chaetognatha, Gnathostomulida,
SNAIL'S TALES 2008
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This is a Big Legged Plant Bug or Leaf Footed Bug in the family Coreidae and the genus Acanthocephala.
What's That Bug? 2009
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