Wuchereria

Translingual

Microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti

Etymology

Named after Brazilian physician and naturalist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Wuchereria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – parasitic roundworms.

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): Wuchereria bancrofti, Wuchereria kalimantani - species

References

Wuchereria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Wuchereria at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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