Palaeacanthocephala

plural noun
Palae·​acanthocephala | \ ¦pālē, ¦palē+\

Definition of Palaeacanthocephala

: an order of Acanthocephala comprising parasites of fishes, birds, and mammals that have spines on the trunk and the proboscis hooks arranged in long rows

History and Etymology for Palaeacanthocephala

New Latin, from pale- + Acanthocephala

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