- Acanthocephalous
- Acanthocephalous A*can`tho*ceph"a*lous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Acanthocephalous
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acanthocephalous — adjective Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala … Wiktionary
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