Australian English Meaning of echinococcus

hydatid cyst

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Definitions and Meaning of echinococcus in English

Wordnet

echinococcus (n)

tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals

Webster

echinococcus (n.)

A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often cause death. It is the larval stage of the Taenia echinococcus, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog.

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hydatid cyst

tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animalsA parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals, forming compound cysts or tumors (ca

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echinococcosis => hydatid disease, echinochloa frumentacea => Panic grass, echinochloa crusgalli => Crowfoot grass, echinochloa => Cockspur grass, echinocereus => Hedgehog Cactus,