Coenurus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coenurus \C[oe]*nu"rus\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. koino`s common + o'yra`
     tail.] (Zool.)
     The larval stage of a tapeworm ({T[ae]nia c[oe]nurus}) which
     forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the
     fatal disease known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid.
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     Note: This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small
           heads, each of which, when swallowed by a dog, becomes
           a mature tapeworm in the dog's intestine.
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