davainea

noun

da·​vai·​nea

dəˈvānēə

1

capitalized : a genus of very small taenioid tapeworms infesting the intestine of gallinaceous birds and occasionally of man

2

plural -s : any tapeworm of the genus Davainea

davaineid

-ēə̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Casimir J. Davaine †1882 French physician

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