Trichuris
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ις (-is, nominal suffix).
Proper noun edit
Trichuris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trichuridae – parasitic roundworms.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Dorylaimea - class; Trichocephalia - subclass; Trichocephalida - order; Trichuridae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Trichuris arvicolae, Trichuris bainae, Trichuris carlieri, Trichuris colobae, Trichuris cutillasae, Trichuris discolor, Trichuris duplantieri, Trichuris globulosa, Trichuris leporis, Trichuris mastomysi, Trichuris muris, Trichuris myocastoris, Trichuris navonae, Trichuris ovis, Trichuris pampeana, Trichuris pardinasi, Trichuris rhinopiptheroxella, Trichuris serrata, Trichuris skrjabini, Trichuris suis (pig whipworm), Trichuris trichiura (human whipworm), Trichuris vulpis - selected species
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Trichuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Trichuris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Trichuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Trichuris at National Center for Biotechnology Information