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filaria|fɪˈlɛərɪə, fɪˈlɑːrɪə|
Pl. filariæ (occas. filarias).
[mod.L. (O. F. Müller 1787, in Naturforscher XXII. 64), f. L. fīlum thread.]
A parasitic nematode worm belonging to the genus Filaria or to genera closely related to it. Also attrib.
1834H. McMurtrie tr. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 473 The Filariæ in their external appearance are very similar to the Gordii. 1883P. Manson Filaria Sanguinis Hominis 51 Filarial periodicity is an adaptation of the habits of the filaria to those of the mosquito. 1897Daily News 8 Feb. 6/2 From its decaying body the filaria larvæ escape into the water. 1922Nature 23 Mar. 379/1 The filarias and their allies, which live in the connective tissues. 1924C. Mackenzie Old Men of Sea vii. 101 If he could have injected filariæ into Biscoe and induced elephantiasis he would have done so. 1934T. W. M. Cameron Internal Parasites of Domestic Animals i. 11 Filaria larvae, found in the blood of man at night, were actually abstracted from this closed circuit by a blood-sucking insect. 1956― Parasites & Parasitism 260 Mosquitoes carrying filariae are widespread. |