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acanthocephalous

acanthocephalous adjective: having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.

Adjective

acanthocephalous (not comparable)

  1. Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.

Origin of acanthocephalous

From taxonomic name Acanthocephala + -ous, equivalent to acantho- + -cephalous.

Questions about acanthocephalous

What does acanthocephalous mean?
Acanthocephalous means having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
What part of speech is acanthocephalous?
Acanthocephalous is an adjective.

Words near acanthocephalous in the dictionary

  1. acanthocephalans
  2. acanthocephaliases
  3. acanthocephaliasis
  4. acanthocephalid
  5. acanthocephalids
  6. acanthocephalous
  7. acanthoceratid
  8. acanthoceratids
  9. acanthoceratoid
  10. acanthoceratoids
  11. acanthocheilonemiasis

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