acanthocephalan
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]acanthocephalan (plural acanthocephalans)
- Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.][1]
- 1970, D. W. T. Crompton, An Ecological Approach to Acanthocephalan Physiology[1], page 25:
- That discussion of fish intestines is justified because many acanthocephalans have been described from fish.
- 2006, B. B. Nickol, Phylum Acanthocephala, P. T. K. Woo (editor), Fish Diseases and Disorders, Volume 1: Protozoan and Metazoan Infections, 2nd Edition, page 458,
- Clearly acanthocephalans contain large amounts of lipid and possess enzyme systems for lipid metabolism (Filipponi et al., 1994; Weber et al., 1995); however, use of these lipid deposits in energy metabolism is yet to be demonstrated.
- 2009, Dennis J. Richardson, Brent B. Nickol, “15: Acanthocephala”, in Carter T. Atkinson, Nancy J. Thomas, D. Bruce Hunter, editors, Parasitic Diseases of Wild Birds, page 277:
- Acanthocephalans are dioecious pseudocoelomate worms remarkably adapted to a parasitic lifestyle in that there is no mouth or digestive system.
Synonyms
[edit]- (any species of Acanthocephala): spiny-headed worm, thorny-headed worm
Translations
[edit]any of parasitic intestinal worms of the phylum Acanthocephala
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Adjective
[edit]acanthocephalan
- In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. [First attested late 19th c.][1]