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acanthocephalan [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Acanthocephala: a group of elongated unsegmented bilaterally symmetrically parasitic worms that ... have a hooked proboscis by which as adults they attach themselves to the intestinal wall of various vertebrates....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Ver acoelomate à trompe protractile hérissée de crochets, parasite de l'intestin des vertébrés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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