echinococcus
Pronunce (2)
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/ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/
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- General-American
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ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs
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- US
Sostantivo
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.
Uso- arcaico
Sostantivo
tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
Forme della parola
echinococci