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echinococcus

ec·hi·no·coccus

US/ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.

tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals

Origin

Borrowed from translingual Echinococcus, from echino- (“sea urchin, prickle”) + -coccus (“spherical microorganism”).

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