English Explanatory Dictionary

filaria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.

Pronunciation

/fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/ /fəˈlɛɹi.ə/

Word forms

filaria filariae filarias

Etymology

19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).

Derived words

filarial filariasis filaricide filariform macrofilaria microfilaria
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