Trichinella

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See also: trichinella

Translingual

Trichinella spiralis larvae

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τρίχινος (tríkhinos, “of hair”) +‎ -ella, from τριχός (trikhós, genitive singular of θρίξ (thríx, “hair”)) +‎ -ινος (-inos, adjectival suffix).

Proper noun

Trichinella f

A taxonomic genus within the family Trichinellidae – roundworms that cause trichinosis in humans.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Enoplea - class; Dorylaimia - subclass; Trichinellida - order; Trichinellidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Trichinella spiralis - type species; Trichinella britovi, Trichinella murrelli, Trichinella nativa, Trichinella nelsoni, Trichinella papuae, Trichinella patagoniensis, Trichinella pseudospiralis, Trichinella zimbabwensis - other selected species

Derived terms

References

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

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