Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diphyllobothroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-phyl-loboth-roid
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Similar to the tapeworms of genus Diphyllobothrium, especially those in which the scolex of the adult lacks suckers or hooks.

Example Sentences

"Infection of humans by plerocercoid larvae of various diphyllobothroid tapeworms belonging to the genus Spirometra is known as sparganosis."
"To study the genetic relationships among diphyllobothroid tapeworms, other members of the Diphyllobothriidae are considered, with T. solium as the outgroup."

Questions

What does diphyllobothroid mean?: Similar to the tapeworms of genus Diphyllobothrium, especially those in which the scolex of the adult lacks suckers or hooks.

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