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Ascaris
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ascaris
Translingual
thumb|Ascaris lumbricoides species
Etymology
Borrowed from mul grc ἀσκαρίς intestinal worm.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Ascarididae intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Ascaris lumbricoides species (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis species, Ascaris suum species (pig roundworm) - selected species
Derived terms
Baylisascaris genus
Ophidascaris genus
Parascaris genus
Phocascaris genus
Raphidascaris genus
Rostellascaris genus
Sulcascaris genus
Thynnascaris genus
Toxascaris genus
See also
Ascaridia genus
References
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mul Nematodes