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Tapeworm Common

Tapeworm has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

2

Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

See Also
coenure coracidium proglottis proteocephalidean bothriocephalidean cestode echinococciasis cysticercosis
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
flatworm
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
echinococcus taenia
Rhyming Words
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