-ˈfī(ˌ)mē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from diocto- (irregular from Greek dionkoun to distend, from dia- + onkoun to raise, distend, from onkus bulk, mass) + -phyme (from Greek phyma tumor, from Greek phyein to bring forth, grow); akin to Greek enenkein to carry — more at enough , be
: a genus (coextensive with a family Dioctophymidae) of nematode worms including a single form ( D. renale ) which is a destructive parasite of the kidney of dogs, other mammals, and occasionally man — see dioctophymatina