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spiny-headed worm

spin·y-head·ed worm
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-nee-hed-id]
    • /ˈspaɪ niˌhɛd ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spahy-nee-hed-id]
    • /ˈspaɪ niˌhɛd ɪd/

Definitions of spiny-headed worm words

  • noun spiny-headed worm any of a small group of endoparasites of the phylum Acanthocephala, as larvae parasitic in insects and crustaceans and as adults in various vertebrates. 1
  • noun spiny-headed worm acanthocephalan 0
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Origin of spiny-headed worm

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Spiny-headed worm

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spiny-headed worm popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for spiny-headed worm

noun spiny-headed worm

  • acanthocephalan — any of the parasitic wormlike invertebrates of the phylum Acanthocephala, the adults of which have a spiny proboscis and live in the intestines of vertebrates
Just one Synonym for spiny-headed worm

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