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Meaning of echinococcus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ɪˌkaɪ.nəˈkɑk.əs/

Definitions

A parasite of humans and of many domestic and wild animals, thought to be the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, that forms compound cysts or tumours (called hydatid cysts) in various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs.

archaic

Equivalents

Ελληνικά εχινόκοκκος
Français échinocoque
Русский эхиноко́кк

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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