Term: dactylogyrus (n)
Literally meaning: “a finger around”
Origin: Anc Greek
(δάκτυλος/dactylos, digit)(=finger, digit) >δείκτης/deictes (=index finger)
+γύρος/-gyrus(=around)
Coined/History
Definition
Dactylogyrus a finger-shaped fish parasite is monogenean trematode of the family Dactylogyridae.
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