filaria
filaria · filariae · filarias
Filarie
Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood…Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
UK/fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/US/fəˈlɛɹi.ə/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Filarie
slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
Translations
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By meaning 1
worm:
Origin
19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).
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Forms
plural: filariae / filariasSynonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage:redstem storksbillalfilariaalfileriafilareeclockspin grasspin cloverErodium cicutarium
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular