Angiostrongylus

Translingual

Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Etymology

From angio- (“blood vessel”) +‎ Ancient Greek στρογγῠ́λος (strongúlos, “spherical, round”).

Proper noun

Angiostrongylus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Angiostrongylidae – certain roundworms that live in blood vessels.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Panagrolaimida - order; Metastrongyloidea - superfamily; Angiostrongylidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus chabaudi, Angiostrongylus costaricensis, Angiostrongylus daskalovi, Angiostrongylus dujardini, Angiostrongylus mackerrasae, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis, Angiostrongylus vasorum - selected species

Derived terms

• Angiostrongylidae

 

References

• Angiostrongylus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Angiostrongylus at National Center for Biotechnology Information