Paragonimus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-, “beside”) + γόνῐμος (gónĭmos, “productive, fertile”), from γόνος (gónos, “seed, genitals”) + -ῐμος (-ĭmos, “-able”), for its ovaries and testes are next to each other.
Proper noun
Paragonimus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Troglotrematidae – certain lung flukes, a type of flatworm, some of which can cause paragonimiasis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Rhabditophora – subphylum; Neoophora – class; Neodermata – subclass; Trematoda – infraclass; Plagiorchiida – order; Troglotremata – suborder; Troglotrematidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Paragonimus kellicotti, Paragonimus skrjabini, Paragonimus westermani - selected species
Derived terms
References
- Paragonimus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Paragonimus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Paragonimus at National Center for Biotechnology Information