Ancylostoma
See also: ancylostoma
Translingual
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked, curved”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
Proper noun
editAncylostoma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ancylostomatidae – hookworms that have buccal teeth resembling hooks and are intestinal parasites of mammals including humans.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Strongylida - order; Ancylostomatoidea - superfamily; Ancylostomatidae - family; Ancylostomatinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Ancylostoma ailuropodae, Ancylostoma braziliense, Ancylostoma caninum, Ancylostoma ceylanicum, Ancylostoma duodenale, Ancylostoma tubaeforme - selected species
References
edit- Ancylostoma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ancylostoma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ancylostoma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ancylostoma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Ancylostoma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.