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PRONUNCIATION OF ACANTHOCEPHALAN

acanthocephalan  [əˌkænθəʊˈsɛfələn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACANTHOCEPHALAN

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Acanthocephalan can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES ACANTHOCEPHALAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

acanthocephalan

Acanthocephala

Acanthocephala is a phylum of parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans, thorny-headed worms, or spiny-headed worms, characterized by the presence of an evertable proboscis, armed with spines, which it uses to pierce and hold the gut wall of its host. Acanthocephalans have complex life cycles, involving at least two hosts, which may include invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, birds, and mammals. About 1150 species have been described. The Acanthocephala were thought to be a discrete phylum. Recent genome analysis has shown that they are descended from, and should be considered as, highly modified rotifers. This is an example of molecular phylogenetics. This unified taxon is known as Syndermata.

Definition of acanthocephalan in the English dictionary

The definition of acanthocephalan in the dictionary is any of the parasitic wormlike invertebrates of the phylum Acanthocephala, the adults of which have a spiny proboscis and live in the intestines of vertebrates. Other definition of acanthocephalan is of, relating to, or belonging to the Acanthocephala.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACANTHOCEPHALAN


Alan
ˈælən
Allen
ˈælən
Babylon
ˈbæbɪlən
collembolan
kəˈlɛmbələn
colon
ˈkəʊlən
courlan
ˈkʊələn
Dylan
ˈdɪlən
fallen
ˈfɔːlən
gallon
ˈɡælən
gonfalon
ˈɡɒnfələn
Heerlen
ˈhɪələn
mamelon
ˈmæmələn
Mechelen
ˈmɛxələn
myrobalan
maɪˈrɒbələn
Nahuatlan
nɑːˈwɑːtələn
ortolan
ˈɔːtələn
rhizocephalan
ˌraɪzəʊˈsɛfələn
stolen
ˈstəʊlən
Venezuelan
ˌvɛnɪˈzweɪlən
Westfalen
vɛstˈfaːlən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACANTHOCEPHALAN

acaleph
acalephan
acalephe
acanaceous
acanth
acantha
acanthaceous
acanthi
acanthin
acanthine
acanthoid
acanthopterygian
acanthous
acanthus
acapnia
Acapulco
acarbose
acari
acarian
acariasis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACANTHOCEPHALAN

action plan
business plan
Catalan
chalan
clan
flan
floor plan
Guatemalan
hallan
Klan
Macmillan
Magellan
Malan
McMillan
melphalan
Milan
Nolan
open-plan
plan
ulan

Synonyms and antonyms of acanthocephalan in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «acanthocephalan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACANTHOCEPHALAN

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The translations of acanthocephalan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acanthocephalan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

棘头虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acantocéfalo
570 millions of speakers

English

acanthocephalan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

acanthocephalan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشوكة الرأس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акантоцефалов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acantocéfalo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

acanthocephalan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acanthocéphale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acanthocephalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

acanthocephalan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鈎頭虫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

acanthocephalan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acanthocephalan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

acanthocephalan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

acanthocephalan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकांथोसेफालन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Akantosefal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acanthocephalan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acanthocephalan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акантоцефалів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acanthocephalan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

acanthocephalan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

acanthocephalan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acanthocephalan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acanthocephalan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acanthocephalan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACANTHOCEPHALAN»

The term «acanthocephalan» is used very little and occupies the 162.461 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACANTHOCEPHALAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acanthocephalan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACANTHOCEPHALAN»

Discover the use of acanthocephalan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acanthocephalan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Ecological Approach to Acanthocephalan Physiology
The author emphasises the necessity of culturing acanthocephalans in vitro.
D. W. T. Crompton, 2009
2
Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity
Bullock (1957b, 1960) reported new data and compiled data published up to that time to establish a record of 8 acanthocephalan species in fish on the Texas ( U.S.A.) coast and 5 on the Florida (U.S.A.) coast. Salgado-Maldonado (1982) listed ...
Darryl L. Felder, 2009
3
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment
Acanthocephalan infections (~400 species affecting fish) are rare in cultured fish. With a complex life cycle that requires one or two intermediate hosts, fish may be intermediate or final hosts, depending on the acanthocephalan species.
Edward J. Noga, 2011
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Parasites of North American Freshwater Fishes
Acanthocephala. (Thorny-headed. worms). Contents. 280 280 281 283 284 284 284 284 285 285 286 287 There is little difficulty in recognizing an acanthocephalan because of. Phylum ACANTHOCEPHALA 271 Artificial Key to the Genera .
Glenn L. Hoffman, 1967
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Proceding [Proceeding] of the Mini Workshop Southeast Asia ...
This dye is usually use for trematodes and cestodes, and not for nematodes and acanthocephalan due to the thick outer-layer of cuticle. The dye characteristic use for both worms (for nematodes and acanthocephalan) is semi-permanent.
Bambang Pontjo Priosoeryanto, 2008
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Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series
Thus, acallosal children do not perform in a comparable way to children with autism. acanthocephalan (alkaneso'ssfalan), a. and n. Zool. [f. mod.L. Acanthocephala (C. A. Rudolphi 1809, in Entozoorum sive Vermium Intestinalium Hist. Nat. II.
J. A. Simpson, Michael Proffitt, E. S. C. Weiner, 1997
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Fish Diseases and Disorders
(1994) Histopathological effects of the acanthocephalan Leptorhynchoides thecatus in the ceca of the green sunfish, Lepomis cyane/Ius. Transactions of the American Micro— scopical Society 1 1 3, 1614168. DeGiusti, D.L. (1949) The life  ...
P. T. K. Woo, John F. Leatherland, 2006
8
Advances in Parasitology APL
Since P. laevis in its definitive host fishes produced shelled acanthors throughout the year, and the two generations of G. pulex each year overlapped, the amphipods were infected with all larval stages of the acanthocephalan at all times of the ...
W. H. R. Lumsden, R. Muller, James R. Baker, 1982
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Parasitism: The Diversity and Ecology of Animal Parasites
Journal of Molecular Evolution, 43, 287–292. Herlyn, H., Piskurek, O., Schmitz, J., et al. (2003) The syndermatan phylogeny and the evolution of acanthocephalan endoparasitism as inferred from 18S rDNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics  ...
Timothy M. Goater, Cameron P. Goater, Gerald W. Esch, 2013
10
Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology: Biology, Structure, ...
Acanthocephalan Infections/Fig. 8 (Vol.2)). Perforating Acanthocephalans Many Acanthocephalans possess a long neck which may comprise a bulbus such as the Pomphorhynchus species (Palaeacanthocephala) with an inflated neck region ...
Heinz Mehlhorn, Philip M. Armstrong, 2001

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACANTHOCEPHALAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acanthocephalan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thorny-headed worms make shrimps lose their sense to smell fish …
The proboscis of a Rhadinorhynchus species of acanthocephalan. Image from wiki commons. Several species use shrimps (amphipods) as ... «BMC Pediatrics, Jan 15»
2
Answer to July 2014 Photo Quiz
Due to their rare incidence, few cases of acanthocephalan infections have been described, and therefore, only a few species are thought to infect humans: ... «Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Jun 14»
3
List: 2014 Colorado State University graduates
of Manipulation: The Acanthocephalan. Leptorhynchoides Thecatus in its Amphipod Host. Hyalella Azteca. Cell and Molecular Biology. «The Coloradoan, May 14»
4
Accidental Parasite Week continues: the Oarfish edition
In short: some larval tapeworms and an acanthocephalan in the gut. The baby tapeworms mature in sharks, so in this case the oarfish would be ... «Deep-Sea News, Oct 13»
5
Ducks Learn to Surf for Food (Video)
The crabs carry acanthocephalan and trematode parasites, which can infect the mallards and have unknown health consequences. Other risks ... «NatGeo News Watch, Aug 13»
6
From rabbiting to killer shrimps: IAS (Part II) in detail
... trout and perch eat the killer shrimp, while trout and the related salmon genus are possibly infected by an acanthocephalan parasite it carries. «The Earth Times, Feb 13»
7
New Scientific Insights into Drosophila, Solar Flare and Killer Whale …
The nematode Anisakis simplex was found in the stomach of 57 percent of the animals and the acanthocephalan Bolbosoma capitatum was ... «PR Web, Jan 12»
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Your Happiness Kills Crustaceans
Fig. 1 from paper. Mean average phototaxis and geotaxis score of E. marinus with acanthocephalan infection and a non-infected control group ... «Deep-Sea News, Jul 10»

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