acanthocephalan
acan·tho·ceph·a·lan
noun \ə-ˌkan(t)-thə-ˈse-fə-lən\Definition of ACANTHOCEPHALAN
— acanthocephalan adjective
Origin of ACANTHOCEPHALAN
ultimately from Greek akantha thorn, spine + kephalē head — more at cephalic
First Known Use: circa 1889
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