Definition of Strongyle

1. Noun. A nematode worm of the family ''Strongylidae'', often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses. ¹

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Definition of Strongyle

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Strongyle

strongly connected
strongly connected component
strongly symmetric matter
strongman
strongmen
strongness
strongpoint
strongpoints
strongroom
strongrooms
strongside
strongwilled
strongwoman
strongwomen
strongyl
strongyle (current term)
strongyles
strongylid
strongylids
strongyloidoses
strongyloidosis
strongyls
strontia
strontian
strontianite
strontianites
strontians
strontias
strontic
strontiferous

Literary usage of Strongyle

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Odyssey of Homer by Homer, Alexander Pope (1806)
"These islands were seven in number (but eleven at this day), strongyle, Hiera, Didyme, ... This island strongyle abounds with subterraneous fires, ..."

2. The History of Thucydides by Thucydides (1829)
"The rest (which are Didyma, strongyle, and Hiera) they cultivate, ... All of volcanic origin, and containing extinct craters; though strongyle (now called ..."

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