Capillaria
See also: capillaria
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin capillus (“hair”) + -aria (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Capillaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Capillariidae – slender white nematode worms that include serious pathogens of the digestive tract of fowls and some tissue and organ parasites of mammals.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Dorylaimea – class; Trichocephalia – subclass; Trichocephalida – order; Capillariidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Capillaria aerophila, Capillaria anatis, Capillaria bursata, Capillaria gastrica, Capillaria hepatica, Capillaria madseni, Capillaria navoneae, Capillaria pudendotecta, Capillaria putorii, Capillaria spinulosa, Capillaria tenuissima, Capillaria xenopi - selected species
Derived terms
References
- Capillaria (nematode) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Capillaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Capillaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Capillaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information