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Noun: phylum Acanthocephala
  1. Phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
    - Acanthocephala

Type of: phylum

Part of: animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia

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phyllotaxy
Phylloxera
Phylloxera vitifoleae
Phylloxeridae
phylogenesis
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phylogenetic relation
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phylum
phylum Acanthocephala
phylum Annelida
phylum Arthropoda
phylum Aschelminthes
phylum Brachiopoda
phylum Bryozoa
phylum Chaetognatha
phylum Chordata
phylum Cnidaria
phylum Coelenterata
phylum Cryptophyta