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a•can•tho•ceph•a•lan



Pronunciation: (u-kan"thu-sef'u-lun), [key]
—n.
any parasitic worm of the phylum or class Acanthocephala, having a proboscis covered with recurved hooks.

—adj.
belonging or pertaining to the Acanthocephala.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

acantho-acanthocyte
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