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hexacanth

hex·a·canth [ héksə kànth ] (plural hex·a·canths)


noun 
Definition:
 
tapeworm larva: a larva of a tapeworm, roughly spherical in shape and with three pairs of hooks, that infects the intermediate host

[Late 19th century. <hexa- + Greek akantha "thorn"]
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