| 单词 | acanthocephalan |
| 释义 | acanthocephalan[ uh-kan-thuh-sef-uh-luhn ] / əˌkæn θəˈsɛf ə lən / nounany parasitic worm of the phylum or class Acanthocephala, having a proboscis covered with recurved hooks. adjectivebelonging or pertaining to the Acanthocephala. Origin of acanthocephalan1905–10; <New Latin Acanthocephal(a), neuter plural of acanthocephalus (see acantho-, -cephalous) + -an Words nearby acanthocephalanacanthine, acanthion, acanthite, acantho-, Acanthocephala, acanthocephalan, acanthocephaliasis, Acanthocheilonema, acanthocyte, acanthocytosis, acanthodian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for acanthocephalanacanthocephalan / (əˌkænθəʊˈsɛfələn) / nounany of the parasitic wormlike invertebrates of the phylum Acanthocephala, the adults of which have a spiny proboscis and live in the intestines of vertebrates adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthocephala Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for acanthocephalanacanthocephalan [ ə-kăn′thə-sĕf′ə-lən ] Any of various, mostly small worms of the phylum Acanthocephala that live parasitically in arthropods as juveniles and in the intestines of vertebrates (especially fish) as adults. Acanthocephalans have a cylindrical, retractile proboscis that has rows of hooked spines and is used for attachment to a host. Also called spiny-headed worm The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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