Ascaris

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Translingual

Ascaris lumbricoides

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ascaris f

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

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia – subclass; Rhabditica – superorder; Rhabditida – order; Spirurina - suborder; Ascaridomorpha - infraorder; Ascaridoidea - superfamily; Ascarididae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis, Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) - selected species

Derived terms

See also

Ascaridia

References

Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ascaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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