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Dipylidium
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Translingual
thumb|Dipylidium caninum species
Etymology
From mul Dipyle -idium taxonomic suffix.
Proper noun
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genus family Dipylidiidae common dog tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum species), a taenioid tapeworm species that is a cosmopolitan parasite of dogs, cats, and other carnivores and occasionally infests humans
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Dipylidium caninum species (common dog tapeworm) sole accepted species
Derived terms
mul Dipylidiidae
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