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“acanthor”
The mature embryo of an intestinal worm: The acanthor, which has beaklike hooks and spines on its body, digs into the body cavity of its first transitional or intermediate host, which is normally an aquatic crustacean or an insect.
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acantho-, acanth-, -acanth, -acanths, -acanthid, -acanthous
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-or; -our (primarily British)
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