Dipylidium
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Dipyle + -idium (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun edit
Dipylidium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Dipylidiidae – taenioid tapeworms including the common dog tapeworm that is a cosmopolitan parasite of dogs, cats, and other carnivores and occasionally infests humans.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Cestoda - infraclass; Cyclophyllidea - order; Dipylidiidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Dipylidium caninum - sole accepted species
Derived terms edit
References edit
Dipylidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dipylidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dipylidium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Dipylidium”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
