FILARIA


Meaning of FILARIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fə-ˈler-ē-ə ]

noun

( plural fi·lar·i·ae -ē-ˌē, -ē-ˌī)

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin filum

Date: 1833

: 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 usually develop in biting insects

• fi·lar·i·al -ē-əl adjective

• fi·lar·i·id -ē-əd adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.