filaria di Medina

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “filaria of Medina”.

Noun

filaria di Medina f (plural filarie di Medina)

Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis)
Synonyms: dracunculo, dragoncello, serpente di fuoco, verme di Guinea

Hypernym: verme

Further reading

Dracunculus medinensis on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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