Diphyllobothrium
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice, doubly”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + βοθρίον (bothríon, “small trench”).
Proper noun
Diphyllobothrium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – broad tapeworms, certain parasites of fish-eating birds and mammals.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Cestoda – infraclass; Diphyllobothriidea – order; Diphyllobothriidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum - type species; Diphyllobothrium cordatum, Diphyllobothrium dendriticum, Diphyllobothrium ditremum, Diphyllobothrium hottai, Diphyllobothrium lanceolatum, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, Diphyllobothrium polyrugosum, Diphyllobothrium schistochilos, Diphyllobothrium scoticum, Diphyllobothrium tetrapterum, Diphyllobothrium ursi - selected other species
Derived terms
References
Diphyllobothrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Diphyllobothrium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Diphyllobothrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Diphyllobothrium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Diphyllobothrium at World Register of Marine Species
