Loa
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See also: loa
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Loa_loa_-_microfilaria.jpg/220px-Loa_loa_-_microfilaria.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From an Angolan language loa (“worm”).
Proper noun
[edit]Loa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – a group of nematodes that cause filariasis.
- (obsolete) Former name of Chaetodon.
Hypernyms
[edit](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
[edit](genus in Onchocercidae): Loa loa (eye worm) - sole accepted species
References
[edit]Loa loa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Loa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Loa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊ.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊ.ə/
- Rhymes: -əʊə
Proper noun
[edit]Loa (countable and uncountable, plural Loas)
- A surname.
- A town, the county seat of Wayne County, Utah, United States.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Loa is the 23397th 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
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Loa m
- A river in Chile
Derived terms
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- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual proper nouns
- mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
- Translingual terms with obsolete senses
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊə
- Rhymes:English/əʊə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Towns in Utah, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:County seats of Utah, USA
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/oa
- Rhymes:Spanish/oa/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Rivers in Chile
- es:Places in Chile