coenurus

coenurus Definition

coe·nu·rus (si no̵or′əs, -nyo̵or′-)

noun pl. -·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

coenurus Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

larva: Taenia glomerulatus - The larvae normally infect rodents, but the coenurus larvae has also been reported as rarely infecting man in Africa.

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