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Furia infernalis
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Translingual
Vermes in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Etymology
From mul la furia fury + la īnfernālis infernal, coined by Linnaeus.
Proper noun
1 f Furia genus 1 infernalis la
mul obsolete An erroneous species created for a nonexistent worm considered to account for an unidentified stinging sensation in humans and fatalities in reindeer now attributed to cestode parasites.