Dilepis
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two, di-”) + λεπίς (lepís, “epithelial debris, egg shell”).
Proper noun
Dilepis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dilepididae – certain tapeworms.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – Synonym of Flaveria, flowering plants called yellowtops.
Hypernyms
- (genus of tapeworms): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Cestoda – infraclass; Cyclophyllidea – order; Dilepididae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus of tapeworms): Dilepis undula - species
References
- tapeworms
Dilepididae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dilepis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Dilepis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dilepis available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ.03 Rees, T. (compiler) (2017). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
