Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The parasitic larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia multiceps that consists of a cyst in which the scolex develops and that infects the central nervous system of vertebrates, including ruminants and canids.
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- noun The
parasitic larval stage oftapeworms ; they infestherbivores
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin coenūrus, having a common tail (from the fact that the larva has many heads) : coen(o)– + Greek ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]
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The dog is the host for _Taeniae marginala_, _coenurus_ and _echinococcus_.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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