Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Pseu·do·phyl·lid·ea Pronunciation:
"süd-O-fi-'lid-E-& Function:
noun plural : an order of the class Cestodacomprising tapeworms with two sucking grooves on the unarmed scolex and the vitellaria scattered throughout the parenchyma and including numerous parasites of fish-eating vertebrates (as the medicallyimportant fish tapeworm of humans) —see
DIPHYLLOBOTHRIIDAE
