ˈsiŋgəməs, -ing- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek syngamos united in wedlock, connected by marriage, from syn- + -gamos -gamous
: a genus (coextensive with the strongyloid family Syngamidae) of nematode worms parasitic in the trachea or esophagus of various birds and mammals — see gapeworm , gullet worm