Eoacanthocephala

plural noun

Eo·​acanthocephala

¦ē(ˌ)ō+

: an order of Acanthocephala comprising parasites of aquatic vertebrates having the proboscis hooks in quincuncial arrangement and the cement-producing glands syncytial

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eo- + Acanthocephala

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