ˌkapəˈla(a)rēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin capillus hair + New Latin -aria
1. capitalized : a genus of slender white nematode worms (family Trichuridae) that includes serious pathogens of the alimentary tract of fowls and certain tissue and organ parasites of mammals one of which ( C. hepatica ) is common in rodents and occasionally invades the human liver sometimes with fatal results
2. -s : a worm of the genus Capillaria
• cap·il·lar·id -rə̇d, kəˈpilərə̇d noun -s