Dirofilaria

See also: dirofilaria

Translingual

Dirofilaria immitis

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin dīrus (“fearful, awful”) +‎ Filaria.

Proper noun

Dirofilaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – certain nematodes causing dirofilariasis.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily; Onchocercidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria lutrae, Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria ursi - selected species

References

Dirofilaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dirofilaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dirofilaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dirofilaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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