Acanthocephalan

/əˌkænθoʊˈsɛfələn/ noun

Any individual organism belonging to the acanthocephala phylum of parasitic spiny-headed worms.

From Greek 'akantha' (thorn/spine) + 'kephale' (head) + '-an' (individual organism or member). The suffix creates a singular form from the phylum name.

📖 Full word page — etymology, 47 translations, audio 🔑 Get Free API Key — 50 lookups/day 📚 Read the Docs — integrate Word Orb