Brugia
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Brugia malayi
Translingual
Etymology
Named after Dutch parasitologist Steffen Lambert Brug + -ia.
Proper noun
Brugia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – a group of small roundworms that cause filariasis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily; Onchocercidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Brugia buckleyi, Brugia malayi, Brugia pahangi, Brugia patei, Brugia timori - selected species
References
Brugia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Brugia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Brugia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Brugge, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brugia f
- Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium)
Declension
Declension of Brugia
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
Further reading
- Brugia in Polish dictionaries at PWN