n. pl. coe·nu·ri (-nrī′, -nyrī′) The parasitic larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia multiceps that consists of a cyst in which the scolex develops and that infects the central nervous system of vertebrates, including ruminants and canids. [New Latin coenūrus, having a common tail (from the fact that the larva has many heads) : COEN(O)- + Greek ourā, tail; see ors- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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