acanthocephala
- n phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms
acanthocephalan
- n any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
acanthocereus
- n mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region
acanthocereus pentagonus
- n cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
acanthocereus tetragonus
- n cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
acanthocybium solandri
- n large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide