A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals,forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in variousorgans, but especially in the liver and lungs, which often causedeath. It is the larval stage of the Tænia echinococcus, a smalltapeworm peculiar to the dog.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/8555/echinococcusRSS for NodeSun, 14 Jun 2026 03:38:52 GMTTue, 21 Mar 2017 19:23:03 GMT60a type of tapeworm (= a long, flat organism that lives inside the bowels of humans and other animals) of the genus (= group of closely related creatures) also known as echinococcus

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