Angiostrongylus

Translingual
Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Etymology

From angio- (“blood vessel”) +‎ Ancient Greek στρογγῠ́λος (strongúlos, “spherical, round”).

Proper noun

Angiostrongylus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Angiostrongylidae – certain roundworms that live in blood vessels.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Panagrolaimida - order; Metastrongyloidea - superfamily; Angiostrongylidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus chabaudi, Angiostrongylus costaricensis, Angiostrongylus daskalovi, Angiostrongylus dujardini, Angiostrongylus mackerrasae, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis, Angiostrongylus vasorum - selected species

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