spiny-headed worm

[ spahy-nee-hed-id ]
/ ˈspaɪ niˌhɛd ɪd /

noun

any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates.

Origin of spiny-headed worm

First recorded in 1945–50

Medical definitions for spiny-headed worm

spiny-headed worm
[ spīnē-hĕd′ĭd ]

n.

Acanthocephala

Scientific definitions for spiny-headed worm

spiny-headed worm
[ spīnē-hĕd′ĭd ]

See acanthocephalan.