Loa

See also: loa

Translingual

Microfilaria of Loa loa

Etymology

From an Angolan language loa (“worm”).

Proper noun

Loa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – a group of nematodes that cause filariasis.
2. (obsolete) Former name of Chaetodon.

Hypernyms

(genus in Onchocercidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily; Onchocercidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus in Onchocercidae): Loa loa (eye worm) - sole accepted species

References

• Loa loa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Loa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Loa at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈləʊ.ə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈloʊ.ə/
• Rhymes: -əʊə

Proper noun

Loa (countable and uncountable, plural Loas)

1. A surname.
2. A town, the county seat of Wayne County, Utah, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loa is the 23397^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1087 individuals. Loa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (73.32%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.17%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -ola, AOL, Lao, OAL, Ola, ola

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Spanish

Proper noun

Loa m

1. A river in Chile

Derived terms

• El Loa