ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Oxyuris, type genus + -idae
: a family of nematode worms that have a distinct posterior enlargement of the pharynx, a reduced bursa and no preanal suckers in the male, and meromyarian musculature and that are chiefly parasites of the vertebrate intestinal tract — see enterobius , oxyuris