ancylostoma

See also: Ancylostoma

English

Etymology

Borrowed from the translingual genus name Ancylostoma, eventually from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “curved”) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”). Analyzable as ancylo- +‎ stoma.

Noun

ancylostoma (plural ancylostomata or ancylostomas)

  1. Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.

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