A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
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Acanthocephala
Encyclopedia Britannica
ACANTHOCEPHALA (from άκανθο, a thorn, and κεφάλ ή , the head), a group of parasitic worms, having the heads armed with spines or hooks.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 1, p. 79
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