- 1. n. A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the Taenia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. Source: opted
- 2. n. tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals Source: wordnet
- 3. A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the Tænia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. Source: webster
- 4. A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals,forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in variousorgans, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often causedeath. It is the larval stage of the Tænia echinococcus, a smalltapeworm peculiar to the dog. Source: adambom
- 5. n tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals Source: ecdict
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