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POROCEPHALUS ARMILLATUS

\pˈɔːɹə͡ʊsfˌaləs ˈɑːmɪlˌatəs], \pˈɔːɹə‍ʊsfˌaləs ˈɑːmɪlˌatəs], \p_ˈɔː_ɹ_əʊ_s_f_ˌa_l_ə_s ˈɑː_m_ɪ_l_ˌa_t_ə_s]\

Definitions of POROCEPHALUS ARMILLATUS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A vermiform arthropod of the class Arachnida and the order Acarina whose larva infests the lungs and liver of man, various snakes serving as the intermediate hosts.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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