Ascaris

See also: ascaris

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís, “an intestinal worm”)

Proper noun

Ascaris f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans.

Hypernyms

(genus): Animalia - kingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Ascaridomorpha - infraorder; Ascaridoidea - superfamily; Ascarididae - family

References

Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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