Diphyllobothrium
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice, doubly”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) + βοθρίον (bothríon, “small trench”).
Proper noun[edit]
Diphyllobothrium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – broad tapeworms, certain parasites of fish-eating birds and mammals.
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): Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum - type species; Diphyllobothrium cordatum, Diphyllobothrium dendriticum, Diphyllobothrium ditremum, Diphyllobothrium hottai, Diphyllobothrium lanceolatum, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, Diphyllobothrium polyrugosum, Diphyllobothrium schistochilos, Diphyllobothrium scoticum, Diphyllobothrium tetrapterum, Diphyllobothrium ursi - selected other species
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Diphyllobothrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Diphyllobothrium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Diphyllobothrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Diphyllobothrium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Diphyllobothrium at Encyclopedia of Life
- Diphyllobothrium at World Register of Marine Species
