filaricide

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Etymology

From translingual Filaria +‎ -cide, type genus of the superfamily Filarioidea.

Noun

filaricide (plural filaricides)

  1. The destruction of filaria.
  2. A pesticide that kills nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea.

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