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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