"taenicide" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: taenicides [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band,ribbon”) + -cida (“killer”), from caedere (“kill”); equivalent to + -cide. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ταινία||band,ribbon}} Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band,ribbon”), {{suffix|en||cide|id2=killer}} + -cide Head templates: {{en-noun}} taenicide (plural taenicides)
  1. A medicine that destroys tapeworms. Synonyms: tænicide [obsolete], taeniacide, tenicide, teniacide Related terms: taenifuge, taeniasis, vermifuge, anthelmintic

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