Di·phyl·lo·both·ri·um
n : a large genus of tapeworms that is the type genus of the family Diphyllobothriidae and that comprises a number of parasites of fish-eating birds and mammals including the common fish tapeworm (D. latum) of humans - compare BOTHRIOCEPHALUS .
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