ECHINOCOCCUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: echinococci   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("echinococcus" is a kind of...):

cestode; tapeworm (ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates)

Holonyms ("echinococcus" is a member of...):

genus Echinococcus (tapeworms)

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