trə̇ˌpanəˈriŋkə, ˌtripənōˈr- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from trypan- + Greek rhynchos snout — more at rhynch-
: an order of Cestoda comprising tapeworms parasitic in elasmobranch fishes and distinguished by a scolex with two or four bothridia and four spiny retractile tentacles for attachment to the host
• trypano·rhyn·chan ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|riŋkən, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- adjective or noun