Dirofilaria

See also: dirofilaria

Translingual

Dirofilaria immitis

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin dīrus (“fearful, awful”) +‎ Filaria.

Proper noun

Dirofilaria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – certain nematodes causing dirofilariasis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily; Onchocercidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Dirofilaria immitis, Dirofilaria lutrae, Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria ursi - selected species

References

• Dirofilaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dirofilaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dirofilaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dirofilaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information