FILARIA


Meaning of FILARIA in English

[fi.lar.ia] n, pl -i.ae [NL, genus name, fr. L filum] (1834): any of numerous slender filamentous nematodes (Filaria and related genera) that as adults are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals and as larvae usu. develop in biting insects -- fi.lar.i.al adj -- fi.lar.i.id adj or n

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