n 1  cap  :  a genus of cyclophyllidean tapeworms of the family Taeniidae that have a coenurus larva parasitic in ruminants, rodents, and rarely humans and that include the parasite of gid (M. multiceps) and other worms typically parasitic on carnivores  2  :  COENURUS .
 
 
 
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