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FILARIA
filaria
(noun) slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
filaria (plural filariae)
Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that live in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Hypernyms
• (Filarioidea): roundworm
Source: Wiktionary
Fi*la"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. filum a thread.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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