Triaenophorus

noun
Tri·​ae·​noph·​o·​rus

Definition of Triaenophorus

: a genus (the type of the family Triaenophoridae) of pseudophyllidean tapeworms that includes a form (T. crassus) parasitic as adults in pike and having larvae which form large cysts in the flesh of whitefish and make it unfit for human consumption

History and Etymology for Triaenophorus

New Latin, from Greek triaina trident + New Latin -phorus

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