Oncicola

noun

On·​cic·​o·​la

änˈsikələ

: a genus of small acanthocephalan worms having the adults parasitic in the intestines of dogs and coyotes and the infective larvae encysted in turkeys and armadillos

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from onc- + -cola

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