coenurus

coenurus
coenurus [si noor′əs, sinyoor′əs]
n.
pl. coenuri [si noor′ī΄, si nyoorī΄]ModL, lit., common tail /span> COEN(O)- + Gr oura, tail: so called in allusion to the single body with many heads
the compound larva of any of certain tapeworms causing any of various diseases, as the staggers

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coe·nu·rus (sĭ-no͝orʹəs, -nyo͝orʹ-) n. pl. coe·nu·ri (-no͝orʹī', -nyo͝orʹī')
The parasitic larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia multiceps that consists of a cyst in which the scolex develops and that infects the central nervous system of ruminants, especially sheep.
  [coeno- + -urous.]

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  • coenurus — /siˈnjʊərəs/ (say see nyoouhruhs) noun the larva of a tapeworm of the genus Multiceps, in which a number of heads (scoleces) form in the cyst. One species causes gid in sheep. {New Latin, from coen(o) + Greek oura tail} …  

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