ˈstränjələs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek strongylos round, compact; akin to Latin stringere to bind tight, press together — more at strain
: a genus (the type of the family Strongylidae) of parasitic nematode worms comprising worms with a pair of elongated buccal glands and including gastrointestinal parasites of the horse — see palisade worm