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
Words nearby spiny-headed worm
spiny dormouse,
spiny lizard,
spiny lobster,
spiny rat,
spiny-finned,
spiny-headed worm,
spiny-rayed,
spiny-rayed fish,
spir-,
spiracle,
spiradenoma
Medical definitions for spiny-headed worm
spiny-headed worm
[ spī′nē-hĕd′ĭd ]
n.
Acanthocephala
Scientific definitions for spiny-headed worm
spiny-headed worm
[ spī′nē-hĕd′ĭd ]
See acanthocephalan.