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Definition of Dracunculidae
1. Noun. Greatly elongated roundworm.
Exact synonyms: Family Dracunculidae
Generic synonyms: Worm Family
Group relationships: Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Phylum Aschelminthes, Phylum Nematoda
Member holonyms: Dracunculus, Genus Dracunculus
Generic synonyms: Worm Family
Group relationships: Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Phylum Aschelminthes, Phylum Nematoda
Member holonyms: Dracunculus, Genus Dracunculus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dracunculidae
Literary usage of Dracunculidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diagnosis of Protozoa and Worms Parasitic in Man by Robert William Hegner, William Walter Cort (1921)
"C. Family Dracunculidae Long threadlike nematodes; male very small in proportion
to female; anus absent; ovoviviparous; aquatic crustacean intermediate host ..."
2. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"Family Dracunculidae Leiper 1912. The famous guinea-worm of man known since
ancient times belongs in this group. After impregnation the sexual pore ..."
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