Raillietina
noun
Rail·lie·ti·na
ˌrāl-yə-ˈtī-nə 
: a large genus of armed cyclophyllidean tapeworms (family Davaineidae) of which the adults are parasitic in birds, rodents, or rarely humans and the larvae are parasitic in various insects
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“Raillietina.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Raillietina. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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