Diphyllobothriidae

Translingual

Etymology

From Diphyllobothrium +‎ -idae.

Proper noun

Diphyllobothriidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Diphyllobothriidea – tapeworms that have a complex life history with more than one intermediate host and the scolex of the adult usually grooved and lacking suckers or hooks.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Cestoda - infraclass; Diphyllobothriidea - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Diphyllobothrium - genus

References

• Diphyllobothriidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diphyllobothriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies