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filaria Definition

fi·laria (fi lerē ə)

noun pl. -·iae′-ē ē′

any of a superfamily (Filarioidea) of threadlike, parasitic nematode worms that live in the blood and tissues of vertebrate animals: they are carried and transmitted by mosquitoes and other invertebrates

Etymology: ModL < L filum: see file

filaria Related Forms

fi·lar·ial adjective or fi·lar·ian

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