Diphyllobothrium

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice, doubly”) +‎ φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) +‎ βοθρίον (bothríon, “small trench”).

Proper noun

Diphyllobothrium n

1. 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

• Diphyllobothriidae
• Diphyllobothriidea

References

• Diphyllobothrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diphyllobothrium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Diphyllobothrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Diphyllobothrium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Diphyllobothrium at Encyclopedia of Life
• Diphyllobothrium at World Register of Marine Species