filaria
See also: filaría
English
Etymology
19th Century, New Latin Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).
Noun
filaria (plural filariae)
- Any of the parasitic nematode worms of Filarioidea superfamily that live in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Hypernyms
- (Filarioidea): roundworm
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Translations
Italian
Noun
filaria f (plural filarie)
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Spanish
Noun
filaria f (plural filarias)
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