ACANTHOCEPHALAN


Meaning of ACANTHOCEPHALAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˌkan(t)-thə-ˈse-fə-lən ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek akantha thorn, spine + kephalē head — more at cephalic

Date: circa 1889

: spiny-headed worm

• acanthocephalan adjective

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