filaricide

English

Etymology

From translingual Filaria +‎ -cide, type genus of the superfamily Filarioidea.

Noun

filaricide (plural filaricides)

The destruction of filaria.
A pesticide that kills nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea.

Derived terms

microfilaricide

Related terms

filaricidal

Translations

destruction of filaria

pesticide that kills filaria

Icelandic: þráðormadeyðir m

Further reading

filariasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Filarioidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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