| hymenolepidid | Common name for tapeworms of the family Hymenolepididae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Hymenolepididae | A family of tapeworms (order Cyclophyllidea) that includes the medically important genus Hymenolepis. Origin: G. Hymen, membrane, + lepis, rind (05 Mar 2000) |