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Echinococcus

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Translingual

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Echinococcus granulosus

Etymology

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From English echino- (sea urchin, prickle) +‎ English -coccus (spherical microorganism), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, hedgehog, sea urchin) +‎ κόκκος (kókkos, grain, seed).

Proper noun

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Echinococcus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Taeniidae – tapeworms that alternate a minute adult living as a commensal in the intestine of carnivores with a hydatid larva invading tissues especially of the liver of cattle, sheep, swine, and humans and acting as a dangerous pathogen.

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Hyponyms

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Descendants

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  • English: echinococcus

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