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A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.

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  1. n. pl. A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
  2. A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
  3. A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed withrecurved spines.
  4. n class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/phylum">phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms