echinococcus
Aussprachen (2)
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/ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- General-American
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ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs
Hinweise zur Aussprache
- US
Substantiv
A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
Gebrauch- archaisch
Substantiv
tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
Wortformen
echinococci