echinococcus

American  

[ih-kahy-nuh-kok-uhs] / ɪˌkaɪ nəˈkɒk əs /

noun

plural

echinococci

1. any of a number of tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals.

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echinococcus British  

/ ɪˌkaɪnəˈkɒkəs /

noun

1. any of the tapeworms constituting the genus Echinococcus, the larvae of which are parasitic in man and domestic animals

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Example Sentences

The dog is the host for Taeniae marginala, coenurus and echinococcus.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.

The patient's spleen was removed by E. Hahn on account of an echinococcus on Feb.

From Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological by Myers, W.

Parasitic cysts are produced by the growth within the tissues of cyst-forming parasites, the best known being the tænia echinococcus, which gives rise to the hydatid cyst.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The echinococcus, the cystic or larval stage of the echinococcus tapeworm of the dog, has been found in the eye of the horse, and a cysticercus is also reported.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Again, the fact that in T�nia echinococcus one egg produces numerous individuals, tends to invalidate the argument that the increase of segments during development is a relic of specific genesis.

From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George