Capillaria

See also: capillaria

Translingual

Eggs of Capillaria hepatica

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin capillus (“hair”) +‎ -aria (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Capillaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Capillariidae – slender white nematode worms that include serious pathogens of the digestive tract of fowls and some tissue and organ parasites of mammals.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Dorylaimea - class; Trichocephalia - subclass; Trichocephalida - order; Capillariidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Capillaria aerophila, Capillaria anatis, Capillaria bursata, Capillaria gastrica, Capillaria hepatica, Capillaria madseni, Capillaria navoneae, Capillaria pudendotecta, Capillaria putorii, Capillaria spinulosa, Capillaria tenuissima, Capillaria xenopi - selected species

Derived terms

References

Capillaria (nematode) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Capillaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Capillaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Capillaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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