- family Ancylostomatidae
- nounhookworms• Syn: ↑Ancylostomatidae• Hypernyms: ↑worm family• Member Holonyms: ↑Nematoda, ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes, ↑phylum Aschelminthes• Member Meronyms: ↑hookworm
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family Ancylostomatidae
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Ancylostomatidae — noun hookworms • Syn: ↑family Ancylostomatidae • Hypernyms: ↑worm family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nematoda, ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes, ↑phylum Aschelminthes … Useful english dictionary
Ancylostomatidae — An·cy·lo·sto·mat·i·dae .aŋ kə .lō (.)stō mat ə .dē, .an(t) sə , .läs tə n pl a family of nematodes containing the hookworms * * * An·cy·lo·sto·ma·ti·dae (ang″kĭ lo ) (an″sĭ lo sto matґĭ de) the hookworms, a family of… … Medical dictionary
worm family — noun a family of worms • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Fasciolidae, ↑family Fasciolidae, ↑Schistosomatidae, ↑family Schistosomatidae, ↑Taeniidae, ↑family Taeniidae … Useful english dictionary
Monodontus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Chromadorea … Wikipedia
Aschelminthes — noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms • Syn: ↑Nematoda, ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑phylum Aschelminthes • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nematoda — noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms • Syn: ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes, ↑phylum Aschelminthes • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phylum Aschelminthes — noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms • Syn: ↑Nematoda, ↑phylum Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phylum Nematoda — noun unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms • Syn: ↑Nematoda, ↑Aschelminthes, ↑phylum Aschelminthes • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Hookworm — An intestinal parasite that usually causes diarrhea or cramps. Heavy infestation with hookworm can be serious for newborns, children, pregnant women, and persons who are malnourished. Hookworm infections occur mainly in tropical and subtropical… … Medical dictionary
Ancylostoma — A genus of Nematoda, the Old World hookworm, the members of which are parasitic in the duodenum. They attach themselves to villi in the mucous membrane, suck blood, and may cause a state of … Medical dictionary
