filariidadj.
/fɪˈlɛːrɪɪd//fɪˈlɑːrɪɪd/ Of or pertaining to a family of parasitic nematode worms, the Filariidæ.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Nemathelminthes > [adjective] > relating to class Nematoda > of or relating to superfamily Filarioidea > of or relating to family Filariidae
filariid1929
1929 H. A. Baylis Man. Helminthol. ii. 205 The name Filaria, however, continues to be largely used, in a loose sense, for Filariid worms.
1946 Nature 20 July 98/2 Litomosoides carinii is a filariid parasite of the cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus.
1956 T. W. M. Cameron Parasites & Parasitism 138 Some of the filariid worms live in similar habitats.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
<
adj.1929