filaria Definition
fi·laria (fi ler′ē 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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