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Definition of Filariidae
1. Noun. Threadlike roundworms.
Exact synonyms: Family Filariidae
Generic synonyms: Worm Family
Group relationships: Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Phylum Aschelminthes, Phylum Nematoda
Member holonyms: Filaria
Generic synonyms: Worm Family
Group relationships: Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Phylum Aschelminthes, Phylum Nematoda
Member holonyms: Filaria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filariidae
Literary usage of Filariidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practical study of malaria and other blood parasites by John William Watson Stephens (1904)
"The Filariidae are divided into several genera, only one of which concerns us
immediately, viz., the Filaria, and first, we shall consider those species of ..."
2. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"Among the Filariidae, the adult is parasitic in the connective tissues or body
cavity of the host and is viviparous. The embryos are produced in enormous ..."
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