DAVAINEA


Meaning of DAVAINEA in English

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

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