HEARTWORM

Meaning of HEARTWORM in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ w ə rm

Function: noun

Date: 1888

: a filarial worm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) that is a parasite especially in the right heart of dogs and is transmitted by mosquitoes also : infestation or disease caused by the heartworm

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HEARTWORM — noun Date: 1888 a filarial worm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) that is a parasite especially in the right heart of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEARTWORM — Species ( Dirofilaria immitis ) of filarial worm that parasitizes mammals, especially dogs. Up to 500 adult heartworms, which can …
Английский словарь Британика
HEARTWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a filarial worm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) that is especially common in warm regions, lives as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEARTWORM — /hahrt"werrm'/ , n. 1. a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEARTWORM — n. type of parasite found in the heart and pulmonary artery of dogs
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HEARTWORM — noun Date: 1888 : a filarial worm ( Dirofilaria immitis ) that is a parasite especially in the right heart …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEARTWORM — ■ noun a parasitic nematode worm which infests the hearts of dogs and other animals. [ Dirofilaria immitis .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEARTWORM — [heart.worm] n (1888): a filarial worm (Dirofilaria immitis) that is a parasite esp. in the right heart of dogs and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEARTWORM — heartworm BrE AmE ˈhɑːt wɜːm AmE \ ˈhɑːrt wɝːm ▷ heartworm|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEARTWORM — n. Species ( Dirofilaria immitis ) of filarial worm that parasitizes mammals, especially dogs. Up to 500 adult heartworms, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FILARIAL WORM — Any of a group of parasitic arthropod and another animal, which is bitten by the arthropod. The female worm produces …
Английский словарь Британика
DIROFILARIA — |dī(ˌ)rō+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from diro- (from Latin dirus ominous, dreadful) + Filaria — more at dire …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MICROFILARIA — /muy'kroh fi lair"ee euh/ , n. , pl. microfilariae /-lair"ee ee'/ . the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FILARIASIS
Britannica English vocabulary
FILARIAL WORM — Any of a group of parasitic nematodes that usually require two hosts to complete the life cycle: an arthropod and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WORM — n. 25B6; noun . See list. vermiform, vermian, vermi-. Worms acanthocephalan nemertean acorn worm nereid annelid oligochaete arrow worm paddle …
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