Ascaris
See also: ascaris
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís, “intestinal worm”).
Proper noun
Ascaris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Ascaridomorpha - infraorder; Ascaridoidea - superfamily; Ascarididae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis, Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) - selected species
Derived terms
See also
References
Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ascaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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