Strongyloides

Translingual

Strongyloides stercoralis (larva)

Strongyloides stercoralis life cycle

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρογγύλος (strongúlos, “round”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid”).

Proper noun

Strongyloides m

A taxonomic genus within the family Strongyloididae – parasitic nematodes whose life cycle involves one or several generations of free-living adult worms.

Hyponyms

(genus): Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides fuelleborni, Strongyloides ratti, Strongyloides ransomi, Strongyloides papillosus (species)

Further reading

Strongyloides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Strongyloides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Strongyloides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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