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GENUS ECHINOCOCCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Echinococcus mean?
• GENUS ECHINOCOCCUS (noun)
The noun GENUS ECHINOCOCCUS has 1 sense:
1. tapeworms
Familiarity information: GENUS ECHINOCOCCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tapeworms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Echinococcus" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Echinococcus"):
echinococcus (tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals)
Holonyms ("genus Echinococcus" is a member of...):
family Taeniidae; Taeniidae (a family of Cestoda)
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