COOPERIA


Meaning of COOPERIA in English

I. küˈpirēə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Daniel Cooper died 1842 English botanist + New Latin -ia

: a small genus of bulbous herbs (family Amaryllidaceae) having solitary fragrant white flowers with erect anthers — see rain lily

II. noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cooper Curtice died 1939 American veterinarian + New Latin -ia

: a genus of small reddish brown nematode worms (family Trichostrongylidae) including several species infesting the small intestine of sheep, goats, and cattle and sometimes held responsible for marked catarrhal inflammation, anemia, and diarrhea

• coop·er·id ˈküp(ə)rə̇d noun -s

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