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cœnurus
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cœnurus, n. [NL. fr. Gr. koino`s common + o'yra` tail.].
The larval stage of a tapeworm (Tænia cœnurus ) which forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the fatal disease known as water brain , vertigo , staggers or gid . [1913 Webster]
" This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small heads, each of which, when swallowed by a dog, becomes a mature tapeworm in the dog's intestine." [1913 Webster]
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