Diphyllobothriidae
Translingual
Etymology
From Diphyllobothrium + -idae.
Proper noun
Diphyllobothriidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Diphyllobothriidea – tapeworms that have a complex life history with more than one intermediate host and the scolex of the adult usually grooved and lacking suckers or hooks.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Cestoda – infraclass; Diphyllobothriidea – order
Hyponyms
- (family): Diphyllobothrium - genus
References
- Diphyllobothriidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Diphyllobothriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies