|dīˌpīˈlidēəm, ˌdīpə̇ˈl- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from di- + Greek pylid-, pylis little gate (diminutive of pylē gate) + New Latin -ium
: a genus of taenioid tapeworms including the common double-pored tapeworm ( D. caninum ) that is a cosmopolitan parasite of dogs, cats, and other carnivores and occasionally infests man