acanthocephalanadj.n.

Brit.

/əˌkanθəˈsɛf(ə)lən/,

/əˌkanθəˈsɛfl̩ən/,

/əˌkanθəˈkɛf(ə)lən/,

/əˌkanθəˈkɛfl̩ən/, U.S.

/əˌkænθəˈsɛfələn/,

/əˌkænθəˈkɛfələn/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Acanthocephala n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Acanthocephala n. + -an suffix.

Zoology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the phylum Acanthocephala.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Nemathelminthes > [adjective] > belonging to Acanthocephala

acanthocephalan1869

acanthocephalid1918

1869 T. H. Huxley Introd. Classif. Animals ii. 50 The reticulated canals..are the remains of the cavity which primitively lies between the wall of the embryo and the contained rudiment of the adult Acanthocephalan body.

1890 Amer. Naturalist 24 966 He recognizes the problematical acanthocephalan lemnisci in cervical or cephalic glands occurring in many Nematodes.

1951 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xii. 1 The acanthocephalan worms were noticed about the beginning of the eighteenth century but were not clearly distinguished from other intestinal worms until 1771.

1987 R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 5) ix. 250/1 The acanthocephalan proboscis and neck can be retracted into a muscular proboscis sac in the anterior of the trunk.

1992 Sci. Amer. Jan. 128/3 Pill bugs carrying parasites known as acanthocephalan (thorny headed) worms behave in ways that make them easy prey for songbirds.

B. n.

An animal of the phylum Acanthocephala; a thorny-headed worm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Nemathelminthes > [noun] > member of Acanthocephala

thorn-headed worm1888

acanthocephalan1889

acanthocephalid1924

1889 Cent. Dict. Acanthocephalan, n.

1917 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 126 New acanthocephalan... H. J. van Cleave gives a careful description of Filicollis botulus sp. n. from the intestine of an eider-duck.

1968 C. W. Schwabe & A. Kilejian in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. iii. vi. 492 Prior infection with the acanthocephalan, Moniliformis dubius..caused H. diminuta given subsequently to locate only in the posterior position of their usual intestinal range.

2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. v. 204 Recent molecular studies suggest that Symbion is related to the acanthocephalans and rotifers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acanthocephalan
释义	acanthocephalanadj.n. Brit. /əˌkanθəˈsɛf(ə)lən/, /əˌkanθəˈsɛfl̩ən/, /əˌkanθəˈkɛf(ə)lən/, /əˌkanθəˈkɛfl̩ən/, U.S. /əˌkænθəˈsɛfələn/, /əˌkænθəˈkɛfələn/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Acanthocephala n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Acanthocephala n. + -an suffix. Zoology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the phylum Acanthocephala. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Nemathelminthes > [adjective] > belonging to Acanthocephala acanthocephalan1869 acanthocephalid1918 1869 T. H. Huxley Introd. Classif. Animals ii. 50 The reticulated canals..are the remains of the cavity which primitively lies between the wall of the embryo and the contained rudiment of the adult Acanthocephalan body. 1890 Amer. Naturalist 24 966 He recognizes the problematical acanthocephalan lemnisci in cervical or cephalic glands occurring in many Nematodes. 1951 L. H. Hyman Invertebrates III. xii. 1 The acanthocephalan worms were noticed about the beginning of the eighteenth century but were not clearly distinguished from other intestinal worms until 1771. 1987 R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 5) ix. 250/1 The acanthocephalan proboscis and neck can be retracted into a muscular proboscis sac in the anterior of the trunk. 1992 Sci. Amer. Jan. 128/3 Pill bugs carrying parasites known as acanthocephalan (thorny headed) worms behave in ways that make them easy prey for songbirds. B. n. An animal of the phylum Acanthocephala; a thorny-headed worm. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Nemathelminthes > [noun] > member of Acanthocephala thorn-headed worm1888 acanthocephalan1889 acanthocephalid1924 1889 Cent. Dict. Acanthocephalan, n. 1917 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 126 New acanthocephalan... H. J. van Cleave gives a careful description of Filicollis botulus sp. n. from the intestine of an eider-duck. 1968 C. W. Schwabe & A. Kilejian in M. Florkin & B. T. Scheer Chem. Zool. II. iii. vi. 492 Prior infection with the acanthocephalan, Moniliformis dubius..caused H. diminuta given subsequently to locate only in the posterior position of their usual intestinal range. 2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life ii. v. 204 Recent molecular studies suggest that Symbion is related to the acanthocephalans and rotifers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1869
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