A parasitic worm with a thornlike proboscis for attachment to the gut of vertebrates.
棘头虫。亦称SPINY-HEADED WORM
Phylum Acanthocephala
Also called spiny-headed worm
Example sentencesExamples
They captured mole crabs to record their size, reproductive status and infestation by thorny-headed worms, for which these crabs are intermediate hosts.
The enteric parasite infesting the duck was identified as Polymorphus minutus, which is also known as a thorny-headed worm.
Acanthocephalans are a type of metazoan parasite, also known as thorny-headed worms.
Among the horrible denizens of the rainforest are the chalcid wasp, which plants an egg in its victim; the thorny-headed worm, which reprograms its host; the sundew and new world pitcher plant, carnivorous plants; the segmented spider, which lurks in a hidden lair.
Cockroaches infested with another species of thorny-headed worm are also attracted to light.
Definition of thorny-headed worm in US English:
thorny-headed worm
noun
A parasitic worm with a thornlike proboscis for attachment to the gut of vertebrates.
棘头虫。亦称SPINY-HEADED WORM
Phylum Acanthocephala
Example sentencesExamples
Cockroaches infested with another species of thorny-headed worm are also attracted to light.
They captured mole crabs to record their size, reproductive status and infestation by thorny-headed worms, for which these crabs are intermediate hosts.
The enteric parasite infesting the duck was identified as Polymorphus minutus, which is also known as a thorny-headed worm.
Acanthocephalans are a type of metazoan parasite, also known as thorny-headed worms.
Among the horrible denizens of the rainforest are the chalcid wasp, which plants an egg in its victim; the thorny-headed worm, which reprograms its host; the sundew and new world pitcher plant, carnivorous plants; the segmented spider, which lurks in a hidden lair.