Dipylidium
noun
Di·py·lid·i·um
| \ ˌdī-ˌpī-ˈlid-ē-əm, -pə-
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Medical Definition of Dipylidium
: a genus of taenioid tapeworms including the common dog tapeworm (D. caninum) that is a cosmopolitan parasite of dogs, cats, and other carnivores and occasionally infests humans