hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
New World hookworm (Necator americanus)
hookworm disease; ancylostomiasis; ankylostomiasis; uncinariasis
pork tapeworm (Taenia solium)
railing; handrail; balustrade
acanthocephales; thorny-headed worms; spiny-headed worms
Acanthocephala (phylum of thorny-headed worms)
in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and index finger
thorny-headed worm (any parasitic worm of phylum Acanthocephala)
in calligraphy, a style of holding the brush between the thumb and the index and middle fingers
acanthocephalans; thorny-headed worms
old world hookworm (Ancylostoma duodenale)