In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ECHINOCOCCI
ECHINOCOCCUS
echinococcus
(noun) tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
echinococci
plural of echinococcus
Source: Wiktionary
ECHINOCOCCUS
E*chi`no*coc"cus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the Tænia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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