Dirofilaria
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See also: dirofilaria
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Latin dīrus (“fearful, awful”) + Filaria.
Proper noun
[edit]Dirofilaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – certain nematodes causing dirofilariasis.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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
[edit]- (genus): Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria lutrae, Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria ursi - selected species
References
[edit]- Dirofilaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dirofilaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dirofilaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dirofilaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information