Paleoxyuris

Translingual

Etymology

paleo- +‎ Oxyuris from the morphological similarity to the modern pinworm genus Oxyuris of nematode

Proper noun

†Paleoxyuris f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heteroxynematidae – extinct pinworms morphologically similar to the modern genus Oxyuris that parasitized cynodonts of the time.

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