ACANTHOCEPHALAN

Meaning of ACANTHOCEPHALAN in English

n. intestinal parasite

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

ACANTHOCEPHALAN — noun see: cephalic Date: circa 1889 spiny-headed worm , ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACANTHOCEPHALAN — adjective or noun see acanthocephala
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACANTHOCEPHALAN — /euh kan'theuh sef"euh leuhn/ , n. 1. any parasitic worm of the phylum or class Acanthocephala, having a proboscis covered …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACANTHOCEPHALAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek akantha thorn, spine + kephalē head — more at cephalic Date: circa 1889 : spiny-headed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACANTHOCEPHALAN — [acan.tho.ceph.a.lan] n [ultim. fr. Gk akantha thorn, spine + kephale head--more at cephalic] (ca. 1909): spiny-headed worm -- acanthocephalan adj
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ACANTHOCEPHALAN — n. Pronunciation: ə - ˌ kan(t)-th ə - ' se-f ə -l ə n Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek …
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THORNY-HEADED WORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun : acanthocephalan
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THORN-HEADED WORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun : acanthocephalan
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ROUNDWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: round (II) : a nematode worm and sometimes also a gordian or acanthocephalan worm as distinguished from …
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PLAGIORHYNCHUS — ˌplājēōˈriŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from plagi- + -rhynchus : a genus of acanthocephalan worms parasitic in the …
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ONCICOLA — änˈsikələ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from onc- + -cola : a genus of small acanthocephalan worms having the …
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MONILIFORMIS — məˌniləˈfȯrmə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin monili-, monile necklace + Latin -formis -form : a genus of …
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MACRACANTHORHYNCHUS — -ˈriŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from macr- + acanth- + -rhynchus : a genus of Acanthocephala that includes …
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ECHINORHYNCHUS — -ˈriŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from echin- + -rhynchus : a genus (the type of the family Echinorhynchidae) …
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ACANTHOR — əˈkanˌthȯ(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- (from Acanthocephala ) + -or : the mature embryo of …
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ACANTHELLA — -ˈthelə noun ( plural acanthellas -ləz ; also acan·thel·lae -(ˌ)lē) Etymology: New Latin, from acanth- (from Acanthocephala ) + -ella …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACANTHO- — a combining form from Greek meaning "spine," used in the formation of compound words: acanthocephalan. Also, esp. before a vowel, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPINY-HEADED WORM — also called Acanthocephalan, any animal of the invertebrate phylum Acanthocephala. A proboscis, or snout, which bears hooks, gives the group …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORM — n. 25B6; noun . See list. vermiform, vermian, vermi-. Worms acanthocephalan nemertean acorn worm nereid annelid oligochaete arrow worm paddle …
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