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coenurus
/ siːˈnjʊərəs /
noun
- an encysted larval form of the tapeworm Multiceps, containing many encapsulated heads. In sheep it can cause the gid, and when eaten by dogs it develops into several adult forms
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coenurus1
C19: from New Latin, from coeno- + Greek oura tail, literally: common tail, referring to the single body with its many heads
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Example Sentences
Name Host Cysticercus bovis Cattle Cysticercus cellulosa Swine and man Cysticercus tennicollis Cattle, sheep and swine Coenurus cerebralis Cattle and sheep Echinococcus polymorphus Cattle, sheep, swine and man The adult tapeworms Taeniae saginata and soleum, of which the Cysticerci bovis and cellulosa are the larvae forms, occur in man.
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The larvae forms of these taeniae are the Cysticercus tennicollis, Coenurus cerebralis and Echinococcus polymorphus.
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The dog is the host for Taeniae marginala, coenurus and echinococcus.
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