acanthocephalan. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

acanthocephalan

SYLLABICATION:	a·can·tho·ceph·a·lan
PRONUNCIATION:	-knth-sf-ln
VARIANT FORMS:	also a·can·tho·ceph·a·lid (-ld)
NOUN:	See spiny-headed worm.
ETYMOLOGY:	From New Latin Acanthocephala, phylum name : acantho– + Greek kephal, head; see –cephalous.
OTHER FORMS:	a·cantho·cepha·lan —ADJECTIVE


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