Diphyllobothroid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Diphyllobothroid is an adjective meaning Similar to the tapeworms of genus Diphyllobothrium, especially those in which the scolex of the adult lacks suckers or hooks.
Meaning
Similar to the tapeworms of genus Diphyllobothrium, especially those in which the scolex of the adult lacks suckers or hooks.
Example Sentences
Infection of humans by plerocercoid larvae of various diphyllobothroid tapeworms belonging to the genus Spirometra is known as sparganosis.
To study the genetic relationships among diphyllobothroid tapeworms, other members of the Diphyllobothriidae are considered, with T. solium as the outgroup.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tenifugal, digenetic, monotrochal, holotrichous, helminthophagous, polychaetotic.
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