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ACANTHOCEPHALA

\ɐkˌanθə͡ʊsfˈɑːlə], \ɐkˌanθə‍ʊsfˈɑːlə], \ɐ_k_ˌa_n_θ_əʊ_s_f_ˈɑː_l_ə]\

Definitions of ACANTHOCEPHALA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A phylum of parasitic worms, closely related to tapeworms and containing two genera: Moniliformis, which sometimes infects man, and Macracanthorhynchus, which infects swine.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An order of worms, including Echinorhynchus.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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