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单词 thorny-headed worm
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Definition of thorny-headed worm in English:

thorny-headed worm

noun
  • A parasitic worm with a thornlike proboscis for attachment to the gut of vertebrates.

    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.

    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.
 
 
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