filaria

名词 n.
/fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/    /fəˈlɛɹi.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.

词形变化

filariae plural filarias plural

词源

19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).
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