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acorn worm
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acorn worm: see Hemichordata Hemichordata (hĕmĭkôr'dā`tə)
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acorn worm [′ā‚kȯrn ‚wərm]
(invertebrate zoology)
Any member of the class Enteropneusta, free-living animals that usually burrow in sand or mud. Also known as tongue worm.


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In preliminary studies, Shu Degan of Xian Northwest University places Yunnanozoon in another phylum, the hemichordates, which includes the modern acorn worms.
 
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