Dibothriocephalus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice, doubly”) +‎ βοθρίον (bothríon, “small trench”) +‎ κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Proper noun

Dibothriocephalus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – certain tapeworms.

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): Dibothriocephalus latus (broad fish tapeworm), Dibothriocephalus nihonkaiensis - species

References

• Dibothriocephalus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dibothriocephalus at National Center for Biotechnology Information