Onchocerca
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “barb”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”)
Proper noun
Onchocerca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – parasitic roundworms that cause river blindness.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - selected species
Further reading
Onchocerca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Onchocerca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Onchocerca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Onchocerca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
