filaria

See also: filaría

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

19th Century, New Latin Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).

Noun

filaria (plural filariae)

  1. Any of the parasitic nematode worms of Filarioidea superfamily that live in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.

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Italian

Noun

filaria f (plural filarie)

  1. filaria

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Spanish

Noun

filaria f (plural filarias)

  1. filaria
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