davainea
noun
da·vai·nea
dəˈvānēə
1
capitalized : a genus of very small taenioid tapeworms infesting the intestine of gallinaceous birds and occasionally of man
2
plural -s : any tapeworm of the genus Davainea
davaineid adjective or noun
-ēə̇d
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, after Casimir J. Davaine †1882 French physician