thorny-headed worm
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thorny-headed worm — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : acanthocephalan … Useful english dictionary
thorn-headed worm — thorn head·ed worm or thorny head·ed worm thȯrn( ē) .hed əd n any worm of the group Acanthocephala … Medical dictionary
worm — 1. In anatomy, any structure resembling a w., e.g., the midline part of the cerebellum in the forms of “vermis” and “lumbrical.” 2. Term once used to designate any member of the invertebrate group or former subkingdom Vermes, a collective term … Medical dictionary
Acanthocephala — Taxobox name = Acanthocephala image width = 240px image caption = Adult Pomphorhynchus in a Bluefish ( Pomatomus saltatrix ) regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala phylum … Wikipedia
Microphallus piriformes — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Eumetazoa (unranked) … Wikipedia
Macracanthorhynchus — A genus of giant thorny headed worms (class Acanthocephala). [macro + G. akantha, thorn, + rhynchos, snout] M. hirudinaceus the giant thorny headed worm of the pig, approximately the size of the giant roundworm (Ascaris); it inhabits the… … Medical dictionary
Moniliformis moniliformis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Acanthocephala Class … Wikipedia
acanthocephalan — acan·tho·ceph·a·lan lən n any of the phylum Acanthocephala of unsegmented parasitic worms called also spiny headed worm acanthocephalan adj * * * acan·tho·ceph·a·lan (ə kan″tho sefґə lən) any individual of the phylum… … Medical dictionary
Polymorphida — Taxobox name = Polymorphida regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala classis = Palaeacanthocephala ordo = Polymorphida ordo authority = Petrochenko, 1956 subdivision ranks … Wikipedia
Polymorphidae — Taxobox name = Polymorphidae image width = 240px image caption = Corynosoma wegeneri regnum = Animalia subregnum = Eumetazoa unranked phylum = Bilateria superphylum = Platyzoa phylum = Acanthocephala classis = Palaeacanthocephala ordo =… … Wikipedia
