coenuri

Variant of coenurus

coenurus definition

coe·nu·rus (si no̵or′əs, -nyo̵or′-)

noun pl. coenuri -·ri′ (-ī′)

the compound larva of any of certain tapeworms causing any of various diseases, as the staggers

Etymology: ModL, lit., common tail < coen(o)- + Gr oura, tail: so called in allusion to the single body with many heads

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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