Paragonimus

Translingual

Paragonimus westermani

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (para-, “beside”) +‎ γόνῐμος (gónimos, “productive, fertile”), from γόνος (gónos, “seed, genitals”) +‎ -ῐμος (-imos, “-able”), for its ovaries and testes are next to each other.

Proper noun

Paragonimus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Troglotrematidae – certain lung flukes, a type of flatworm, some of which can cause paragonimiasis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata - subclass; Trematoda - infraclass; Plagiorchiida - order; Troglotremata - suborder; Troglotrematidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Paragonimus kellicotti, Paragonimus skrjabini, Paragonimus westermani - selected species

Derived terms

• Euparagonimus
• Paragonimidae

 

References

• Paragonimus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Paragonimus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Paragonimus at National Center for Biotechnology Information