Necator

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Translingual

Necator americanus

Etymology

From Latin necātor (“slayer, murderer”), from neco (“to kill, to slay”) +‎ -ātor (“-er, -or”).

Proper noun

Necator m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Corticiaceae – certain fungi.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Ancylostomatidae – common hookworms that have buccal teeth resembling flat plates, that include internal parasites of humans and various other mammals, and that are probably of African origin though first identified in North America.

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