echinococcus

US/ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/

echinococcus noun: a parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.

Noun

echinococcus (plural echinococci)

(archaic) A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.

echinococcus meaning in Tamil

echinococcus in Tamil

நாய் நாடாப்புழு

Forms of echinococcus

plural	echinococci

Origin of echinococcus

Borrowed from translingual Echinococcus, from echino- (“sea urchin, prickle”) + -coccus (“spherical microorganism”).

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Questions about echinococcus

What does echinococcus mean?: Echinococcus means a parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.
What is echinococcus in Tamil?: Echinococcus in Tamil is நாய் நாடாப்புழு. See Echinococcus meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is echinococcus?: Echinococcus is a noun.
How do you pronounce echinococcus?: Echinococcus is pronounced /ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/ (US).
What is the plural of echinococcus?: The plural of echinococcus is echinococci.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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