Toxocara

Translingual

Toxocara canis

Etymology

New Latin, from English toxo- (“toxic”) +‎ Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head”).

Proper noun

Toxocara f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Toxocaridae – certain parasitic nematodes that cause toxocariasis in humans.

Hypernyms

• (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; Toxocaridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Toxocara apodemi, Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxocara malaysiensis, Toxocara tanuki, Toxocara vitulorum - species

Derived terms

• Toxocaridae

 

References

• Toxocara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Toxocara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Toxocara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Toxocara at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• “Toxocara”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.