amoebotaenia

amoebotaenia
\\əˌmēbōˈtēnēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from amoeba + -o- + Taenia
: a genus of tapeworms (family Dilepididae) parasitic in the intestines of poultry

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