Strongyloides

See also: strongyloides

Translingual

Larva of Strongyloides stercoralis

Etymology

From Strongylus +‎ -oides (“-like”, taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Strongyloides m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Strongyloididae – parasitic nematodes whose life cycle involves one or several generations of free-living adult worms.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Tylenchina - suborder; Panagrolaimomorpha - infraclass; Strongyloidoidea - superfamily; Strongyloididae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Strongyloides akbari, Strongyloides callosciureus, Strongyloides cebus, Strongyloides fuelleborni, Strongyloides mirzai, Strongyloides myopotami, Strongyloides ophidiae, Strongyloides papillosus, Strongyloides planiceps, Strongyloides procyonis, Strongyloides ransomi, Strongyloides ratti, Strongyloides robustus, Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides suis, Strongyloides venezuelensis, Strongyloides vituli, Strongyloides westeri - selected species

Derived terms

• Strongyloididae
• Strongyloidoidea

 

References

• Strongyloides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Strongyloides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Strongyloides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Strongyloides at National Center for Biotechnology Information