Spirometra

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from English spiro- +‎ Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “anything twisted or wound”).

Proper noun

Spirometra f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – cestodes that reproduce in canines and felines and can cause pathology in humans.

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): Spirometra erinaceieuropaei - type species; Spirometra decipiens, Spirometra folium, Spirometra mansonoides, Spirometra ranarum, Spirometra theileri - selected other species

References

• Spirometra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spirometra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spirometra at National Center for Biotechnology Information