English Explanatory Dictionary

ancylostoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.

Word forms

ancylostoma ancylostomata ancylostomas

Etymology

Borrowed from the taxonomic name Ancylostoma, eventually from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Analyzable as ancylo- + stoma.

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