Acanthocephala
— Noun
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~ phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
acanthocephalan
— Noun
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~ any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
Acanthocereus
— Noun
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~ mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region