Ascaris
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See also: ascaris
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís, “intestinal worm”).
Proper noun
[edit]Ascaris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia – subclass; Rhabditica – superorder; Rhabditida – order; Spirurina - suborder; Ascaridomorpha - infraorder; Ascaridoidea - superfamily; Ascarididae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis, Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) - selected species
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ascaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information