echinococcus
noun [ C or U ] uk/ekˌaɪ.nəˈkɒk.əs/ us/ekˌaɪ.nəˈkɑː.kəs/ echinococci
棘球绦虫
a type of tapeworm (= a long, flat organism that lives inside the bowels of humans and other animals) of the genus (= group of closely related creatures) also known as echinococcus