STRONGYLE

Meaning of STRONGYLE in English

[ 'strɒndʒɪl ]

■ noun a nematode worm of a group that includes several common disease-causing parasites of mammals and birds. [Genus Strongylus .]

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Strongylus , from Gk strongulos 'round'.

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STRONGYLE — geographical name see: Stromboli
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STRONGYLE — ˈstränˌjīl noun also stron·gyl -njə̇l ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Strongylus 1. : any of various roundworms constituting the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STRONGYLE — — strongylate /stron"jeuh layt'/ , adj. /stron"jil/ , n. any nematode of the family Strongylidae, parasitic as an adult in …
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STRONGYLE — n. any of a number of parasitic worms belonging to the family Strongylidae
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STRONGYLE — see Stromboli
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STRONGYLE — noun Etymology: New Latin Strongylus, genus of worms, from Greek strongylos round, compact; akin to Greek stranx drop squeezed out …
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STRONGYLE — [stron.gyle] n [NL Strongylus, genus of worms, fr. Gk strongylos round, compact; akin to Gk stranx drop squeezed out--more at …
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STRONGYLE — n. Pronunciation: ' strän- ˌ j ī (- ə )l, -j ə l Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Strongylus, genus …
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SMALL STRONGYLE — noun : cylicostome
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THREADWORM — noun Date: 1802 a long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle)
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STROMBOLI — or ancient Strongyle geographical name island Italy in Lipari Islands, volcano 3038 feet (926 meters ) on the island
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BLOODWORM — noun Date: 1714 any of various reddish annelid worms (as of genera Glycera or Tubifex ) often used as bait, …
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STRONGYL — noun see strongyle
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STRONGYLIFORM — stränˈjiləˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: strongyle + -iform 1. : resembling strongyles 2. of a larval nematode worm : having the esophagus …
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MICROSTRONGYLE — |mīkrō+ noun Etymology: micr- + strongyle : a microsclere having the form of a strongyle
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CYLICOSTOME — ˈsilə̇(ˌ)kōˌstōm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Cylicostomum genus of worms, from Greek kylik-, kylix cup + New Latin …
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STRONGYLOSIS — /stron'jeuh loh"sis/ , n. Vet. Pathol. a disease, esp. of horses, caused by an infestation by strongyles and characterized in …
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THREADWORM — noun Date: 1802 : a long slender nematode worm (as a pinworm or strongyle)
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BLOODWORM — noun Date: 1714 1. : any of various reddish annelid worms (as of genera Glycera or Tubifex ) often used …
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BLOODWORM — [blood.worm] n (1714) 1: any of various reddish annelid worms (as of genera Glycera or Tubifex) often used as bait …
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STROMBOLI ISLAND — Italian Isola Stromboli, Latin Strongyle, northeasternmost of the Eolie Islands (Lipari Islands), in the Tyrrhenian Sea (of the Mediterranean), off …
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WORM — n. 25B6; noun . See list. vermiform, vermian, vermi-. Worms acanthocephalan nemertean acorn worm nereid annelid oligochaete arrow worm paddle …
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