stron|gyl

stron|gyl
stron|gyle or stron|gyl «STRON juhl», noun.
any one of a group of roundworms, many of which are disease-producing parasites, as in men or horses.
[< New Latin Strongylus the genus name < Greek strongýlos round < stránx, strangós drop (of liquid)]

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  • stron|gyle — or stron|gyl «STRON juhl», noun. any one of a group of roundworms, many of which are disease producing parasites, as in men or horses. ╂[< New Latin Strongylus the genus name < Greek strongýlos round < stránx, strangós drop (of liquid)] …   Useful english dictionary

  • stron — meta·stron·gyl·i·dae; stron·gyle; stron·gyl·i·dae; stron·gy·li·do·sis; stron·gyl·i·form; stron·gy·lin; stron·gy·li·na; stron·gy·lo·cen·trot·i·dae; stron·gy·lo·cen·tro·tus; stron·gy·loi·dea; stron·gy·loi·des; stron·gy·loi·di·a·sis;… …   English syllables

  • gyl — meta·stron·gyl·i·dae; pro·par·gyl; stron·gyl·i·dae; stron·gyl·i·form; trich·o·stron·gyl·i·dae; stron·gyl; …   English syllables

  • strongyl — stron·gyl …   English syllables

  • strongyle — stron•gyle or stron•gyl [[t]ˈstrɒn dʒɪl[/t]] n. mcr any nematode of the family Strongylidae, parasitic as an adult in the intestine of mammals, esp. horses • Etymology: 1840–50; < NL Strongylus a genus < Gk strongýlos round, spherical… …   From formal English to slang

  • strongylidae — stron·gyl·i·dae …   English syllables

  • strongyliform — stron·gyl·i·form …   English syllables

  • dae — acan·thi·sit·ti·dae; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; acar·i·dae; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; achet·i·dae; acras·pe·dae; acrid·i·dae; acroc·e·rat·i·dae; ac·ro·chor·di·dae; adap·i·dae; ae·ge·ri·i·dae; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·gy·pi·i·dae; ae·o·lid·i·dae; aeto·bat·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • Metastrongylidae — Meta·stron·gyl·i·dae .met ə .strän jil ə .dē n pl a large family of parasitic strongyloid nematode worms including the genera Dictyocaulus, Metastrongylus, and Protostrongylus meta·stron·gyle strän .jīl, jəl n meta·stron·gy·lid strän jə lid adj… …   Medical dictionary

  • Trichostrongylidae — A family of nematodes (order Strongylida or, in older terminology, Strongylata); includes the important genera Cooperia, Ostertagia, Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, and Hippostrongylus. See Trichostrongylus. * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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