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GENUS ECHINOCOCCUS

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

• GENUS ECHINOCOCCUS (noun)

Sense 1

genus Echinococcus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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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