sparganum

spar·ga·num

noun \ˈspär-gə-nəm\

plural spar·ga·na \-nə\ also spar·ga·nums

Definition of SPARGANUM

: an intramuscular or subcutaneous vermiform parasite of various vertebrates including humans that is the plerocercoid larva of a tapeworm—sometimes used as though a generic name when referring to such a larva <Sparganum mansoni is the larva of Spirometra mansoni>