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Meaning of ACANTHOCEPHALAN

Pronunciation:  u`kanthu'sefulun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
 

ACANTHOCEPHALAN is a 15 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: spiny-headed worm
 
 See Also: Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala, worm

 

 

 

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