Spirometra

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from English spiro- +‎ Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra, “womb”), from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “anything twisted or wound”).

Proper noun

Spirometra f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – cestodes that reproduce in canines and felines and can cause pathology in humans.

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