Spirometra
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from English spiro- + Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “anything twisted or wound”).
Proper noun edit
Spirometra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – cestodes that reproduce in canines and felines and can cause pathology in humans.
Hypernyms edit
- (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 edit
- (genus): Spirometra erinaceieuropaei - type species; Spirometra decipiens, Spirometra folium, Spirometra mansonoides, Spirometra ranarum, Spirometra theileri - selected other species
References edit
Spirometra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Spirometra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Spirometra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
