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coenurus |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coenurus \C[oe]*nu"rus\, n. [NL. fr Gr ? + ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) The larval stage of a tapeworm ({T[ae]nia c[oe]nurus}) which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the fatal disease known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid. Note: This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small heads, each of which when swallowed by a dog, becomes a mature tapeworm in the dog's intestine.
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