Echinorhynchus
noun
Echi·no·rhyn·chus
i-ˌkī-nə-ˈriŋ-kəs 
: a genus (the type of the family Echinorhynchidae) of small cylindrical acanthocephalan worms that are parasitic in various vertebrates
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“Echinorhynchus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Echinorhynchus. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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