noun
- The larval stage of certain tapeworms, consisting of a fluid-filled sac with multiple inverted heads, found in the tissues of intermediate hosts.
Usage: zoology; parasitology; also spelled coenurus
Examples
- The coenure develops when an intermediate host ingests tapeworm eggs.
- Veterinarians identified coenures in the brain tissue of the infected sheep.
- The larval coenure can cause serious neurological symptoms in its host.
- Coenures are typically found in herbivorous animals that consume contaminated vegetation.