Ascaris
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See also: ascaris
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ascaris_lumbricoides.jpeg/220px-Ascaris_lumbricoides.jpeg)
Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís, “intestinal worm”).
Proper noun
[edit]Ascaris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Ascaridomorpha - infraorder; Ascaridoidea - superfamily; Ascarididae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis, Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) - selected species
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ascaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information