double-pored dog tapeworm
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dog tapeworm — n a tapeworm of the genus Dipylidium (D. caninum) occurring in dogs and cats and sometimes in humans called also double pored tapeworm * * * 1. Echinococcus granulosus. 2. Dipylidium caninum … Medical dictionary
double-pored tapeworm — dou·ble pored tapeworm dəb əl .pō(ə)rd , .pȯ(ə)rd n DOG TAPEWORM … Medical dictionary
dog tapeworm — noun : a tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum) occurring in dogs and cats and occasionally in man called also double pored tapeworm … Useful english dictionary
double-pored tapeworm — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : dog tapeworm … Useful english dictionary
Choanotaenia infundibulum — An important species of cosmopolitan tapeworm of fowls, occurring in the small intestine and transmitted by houseflies and stableflies; related to Dipylidium, the double pored dog tapeworm. [G. choane, a funnel, + L., fr. G. tainia, tapeworm] … Medical dictionary
Dipylidium caninum — The commonest species of dog tapeworm, the double pored tapeworm, the larvae of which are harbored by dog fleas or lice; the worm occasionally infects humans, especially children licked by dogs that have recently nipped infected fleas. [G.… … Medical dictionary
