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cystacanth
cystacanth[′sis·tə‚kanth] (invertebrate zoology) The infective larva of the Acanthocephala; lies in the hemocele of the intermediate host. cystacanth
cys·ta·canth (sis'tă-kanth), The fully developed larva of Acanthocephala, infective to the final host and with an inverted fully formed proboscis characteristic of the adult worm. [cyst- + G. akantha, thorn or spine] |