Diphyllobothrium

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice, doubly”) +‎ φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) +‎ βοθρίον (bothríon, “small trench”). === Proper noun === Diphyllobothrium n A taxonomic genus within the family Diphyllobothriidae – broad tapeworms, certain parasites of fish-eating birds and mammals. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Cestoda – infraclass; Diphyllobothriidea – order; Diphyllobothriidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Diphyllobothrium stemmacephalum - type species; Diphyllobothrium cordatum, Diphyllobothrium dendriticum, Diphyllobothrium ditremum, Diphyllobothrium hottai, Diphyllobothrium lanceolatum, Diphyllobothrium nihonkaiense, Diphyllobothrium polyrugosum, Diphyllobothrium schistochilos, Diphyllobothrium scoticum, Diphyllobothrium tetrapterum, Diphyllobothrium ursi - selected other species ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Diphyllobothrium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Diphyllobothrium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Diphyllobothrium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Diphyllobothrium at National Center for Biotechnology Information Diphyllobothrium at World Register of Marine Species