filarian

Variant of filaria

filaria definition

fi·laria (fi ler′ē ə)

noun pl. filariae -·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

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