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ECHINOCOCCIFER

\ˈɛt͡ʃɪnˌɒkəksˌa͡ɪfə], \ˈɛt‍ʃɪnˌɒkəksˌa‍ɪfə], \ˈɛ_tʃ_ɪ_n_ˌɒ_k_ə_k_s_ˌaɪ_f_ə]\

Definitions of ECHINOCOCCIFER

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Of Weinland, a division of the genus Taenia, including those forms in which "the heads arise in special brood capsules." See Taenia echinococcus. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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