Trichuris

Translingual

Egg of Trichuris trichiura

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) +‎ οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) +‎ -ις (-is, nominal suffix).

Proper noun

Trichuris f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Trichuridae – parasitic roundworms.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Dorylaimea – class; Trichocephalia – subclass; Trichocephalida – order; Trichuridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Trichuris arvicolae, Trichuris bainae, Trichuris carlieri, Trichuris colobae, Trichuris cutillasae, Trichuris discolor, Trichuris duplantieri, Trichuris globulosa, Trichuris leporis, Trichuris mastomysi, Trichuris muris, Trichuris myocastoris, Trichuris navonae, Trichuris ovis, Trichuris pampeana, Trichuris pardinasi, Trichuris rhinopiptheroxella, Trichuris serrata, Trichuris skrjabini, Trichuris suis (pig whipworm), Trichuris trichiura (human whipworm), Trichuris vulpis - selected species

Derived terms

• Trichuridae

 

References

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