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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acanthocephala \A*can`tho*ceph"a*la\, n. pl [NL., from Gr ? a spine, thorn + ? head.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Acanthocephala n : phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms [syn: {Acanthocephala}, {phylum Acanthocephala}]
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