Ascaris
See also: ascaris
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís, “intestinal worm”).
Proper noun
Ascaris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (genus): Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis, Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) - selected species
Derived terms
See also
References
- Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ascaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information