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



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FISSILE

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