COENURUS
Etymology
Noun
coenurus (plural coenuri)
(zoology) 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.
Anagrams
• cernuous
Source: Wiktionary
Coe*nu"rus, n. Etym: [NL. fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larval stage of a tapeworm (Tænia coenurus) which forms
bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the fatal disease
known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid.
Note: This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small heads, each
of which, when swallowed by a dog, becomes a mature tapeworm in the
dog's intestine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition