dəˈvānēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, after Casimir J. Davaine died 1882 French physician
1. capitalized : a genus of very small taenioid tapeworms infesting the intestine of gallinaceous birds and occasionally of man
2. -s : any tapeworm of the genus Davainea
• da·vai·ne·id -ēə̇d adjective or noun