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Medical Definition of Choanotaenia infundibulum
1. An important species of cosmopolitan tapeworm of fowls, occurring in the small intestine and transmitted by houseflies and stableflies; related to Dipylidium, the double-pored dog tapeworm. Origin: G. Choane, a funnel, + L., fr. G. Tainia, tapeworm (05 Mar 2000)