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coenurus

Pronunciation: /səˈn(j)ʊɹ.əs/

The English word “coenurus” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a large fluid-filled sac from the inner wall of which numerous scolices develop.

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).

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