Triodontophorus

noun

Tri·​odon·​toph·​o·​rus

ˌtrīəˌdän‧ˈtäfərəs

: a genus of nematode worms (family Strongylidae) parasitic in the intestine of horses

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tri- + odont- + -phorus

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