Dirofilaria
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See also: dirofilaria
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Latin dīrus (“fearful, awful”) + Filaria.
Proper noun[edit]
Dirofilaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – certain nematodes causing dirofilariasis.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): 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[edit]
- (genus): Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria lutrae, Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria ursi - selected species
References[edit]
Dirofilaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dirofilaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dirofilaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dirofilaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
