Aporidea

plural noun

Ap·​o·​rid·​ea

ˌapəˈridēə

in some classifications

: an order of Cestoda including a single genus (Nematoparataenia) of unsegmented tapeworms parasitic in swans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek aporos + New Latin -idea

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Rhymes for Aporidea

• basidia
• clostridia
• conidia
• nephridia
• pycnidia
• sporidia
• antheridia