Davaineidae

Translingual

Etymology

From Davainea +‎ -idae (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Davaineidae

A taxonomic family within the order Cyclophyllidea – tapeworms that are chiefly parasites of birds and that have an armed cushion-shaped rostellum, the suckers also often with hooks, and the larvae cysticercoids.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Cestoda - infraclass; Cyclophyllidea - order

Hyponyms

(family): Calostaurus, Cotugnia, Fuhrmannetta, Ophryocotyle, Ophryocotyloides, Paroniella, Pseudidiogenes, Raillietina, Skrjabinia - genera

Descendants

→ English: davaineid

References

Davaineidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Davaineidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Davaineidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Davaineidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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