Oxyuridae

Translingual

Etymology

From Oxyurus +‎ -idae (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Oxyuridae

1. Pinworms, nematode worms that have a distinct posterior enlargement of the pharynx and no preanal suckers in the male and that are chiefly parasites of the vertebrate intestinal tract
   1. A taxonomic family within the order Spirurida.
   2. A taxonomic family within the order Rhabditida.

Hypernyms

• (family in Spirurida): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Spirurida - order; Oxyuridomorpha - infraorder; Oxyuroidea - superfamily
• (family in Rhabditida): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Oxyuridomorpha - infraorder; Oxyuroidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Enterobius, Helminthoxys, Lemuricola, Macropoxyuris, Oxyuris, Passalurus, Pongobius, Protozoophaga, Rauschtineria, Skrjabinema, Syphabulea, Syphacia, Syphatineria, Tachygonetria, Trypanoxyuris, Wellcomia - genera

References

• Oxyuridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Oxyuridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Oxyuridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI