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sparganum

sparganum noun: the plerocercoid larva of Spirometra tapeworms, responsible for sparganosis.

Noun

sparganum (plural spargana)

  1. The plerocercoid larva of Spirometra tapeworms, responsible for sparganosis.

Forms of sparganum

pluralspargana

Questions about sparganum

What does sparganum mean?
Sparganum means the plerocercoid larva of Spirometra tapeworms, responsible for sparganosis.
What part of speech is sparganum?
Sparganum is a noun.
What is the plural of sparganum?
The plural of sparganum is spargana.

Words near sparganum in the dictionary

  1. spargana
  2. sparganiaceous
  3. sparganium
  4. sparganiums
  5. sparganosis
  6. sparganum
  7. sparge
  8. sparge pipe
  9. sparge pipes
  10. sparged
  11. spargefaction

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