ˌdavəˈnēəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Davainea, type genus + -idae
: a family of small primitive cyclophyllidean tapeworms (type genus Davainea ) that are chiefly parasites of birds and that have an armed cushion-shaped rostellum, the suckers also often with hooks, and the larva a cysticercoid — see raillietina