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akanthos '
thorn' + κεφαλή,
kephale '
head') is a
group of
parasitic worms known as acanthocephalans, thorny-
headed worms, or spiny-
headed worms, characterized...
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identify a parasite, the
Accanthocephala (commonly
referred to as the "
thorn-
headed worm") in the
catfish (
khagga ), an
edible fish
found in the
Arabian Sea...
- crown-of-
thorns starfish receives its name from
venomous thorn-like
spines that
cover its
upper surface,
resembling the
biblical crown of
thorns. It is...
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small twigs, bark and
thorns from the
trees on
which it feeds. (For this reason, it is
sometimes known as the
large ****got
worm).
After hatching, the...
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Amphisbaena Cerberus Chimera Chonchon Double-
headed eagle Dullahan Hekatonkheires Hydra Lernaean Hydra Nine-
headed Bird
Nukekubi Rokurokubi Orthrus Shesha...
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Brentisentis is a
genus in
Acanthocephala (thorny-
headed worms, also
known as spiny-
headed worms). The
genus was
described by Leotta,
Schmidt & ****z in...
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Gracilisentis is a
genus in
Acanthocephala (thorny-
headed worms, also
known as spiny-
headed worms). The
genus was
described by Van Cleave, 1919. The National...
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which includes the
collection of
short stories The Fork, the Witch, and the
Worm (2018), the
novel Murtagh (2023) as well as an
announced sequel cycle to...
- its own, Chromobotia. Its
scientific name
roughly translates to "Large-
thorned colourful warrior". The
common name "clown loach"
comes from the fish's...
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Pallisentis is a
genus in
Acanthocephala (parasitic thorny-
headed worms, also
known as spiny-
headed worms). The
genus Pallisentis has
three subgenera: Brevitritospinus...
