Raillietina

noun

Rail·​lie·​ti·​na ˌrāl-yə-ˈtī-nə How to pronounce Raillietina (audio)
: 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 28 Mar. 2024.

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