English noun: acanthocephalan | |||
1. | acanthocephalan (animal) any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines | ||
Synonyms | spiny-headed worm | ||
Broader (hypernym) | worm | ||
Member meronym | Acanthocephala, phylum Acanthocephala | ||