A
genus of
little intestinal tapeworms of birds, seldom possessing more than 30 segments.
Amoebotaenia cuneata (Amoebotaenia sphenoides) is a
species general in
domestic fowl; its
cysticercoid is developed in earthworms.
Origin: amoeb-+ L. Fr. G. Tainia, band, tape, a tapeworm