Onchocercidae

Translingual

Etymology

Onchocerca +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Onchocercidae

A taxonomic family within the order Spirurida – certain nematodes, many causing filariasis in humans.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Spirurida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Acanthocheilonema, Brugia, Cercopithifilaria, Dipetalonema, Dirofilaria, Elaeophora, Filaria, Foleyella, Litomosa, Litomosoides, Loa, Mansonella, Ochoterenella, Onchocerca, Pelecitus, Waltonella, Wuchereria - genera

References

Onchocercidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Onchocercidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Onchocercidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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