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Dracunculus
dracunculus (drəˈkʌŋkjʊləs) nany of the genus of nematode parasites that infects animals and humans, the best known of which is the Guinea wormThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Dracunculus - tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arumgenus Dracunculusliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedAraceae, arum family, family Araceae - anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendronDracunculus vulgaris, dragon arum, green dragon - European arum resembling the cuckoopint | | 2. | Dracunculus - type genus of the family Dracunculidaegenus Dracunculusworm genus - a genus of wormsDracunculidae, family Dracunculidae - greatly elongated roundwormDracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm - parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates |
Dracunculus
Dracunculus [drah-kung´ku-lus] a genus of parasitic nematodes. D. medinen′sis is a threadlike worm widely distributed in North America, Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia, and India; frequently found in the subcutaneous and intermuscular tissues of humans and certain other animals. See illustration. Dracunculus medinensis. From Dorland's, 2000.Dracunculus (dra-kŭng'kyū-lŭs), A genus of nematodes (superfamily Dracunculoidea) that have some resemblances to true filarial worms; however, adults are larger (females being as long as 1 m), and the intermediate host is a freshwater crustacean rather than an insect. [L. dim. of draco, serpent] Dra·cun·cu·lus (dră-kŭng'kyū-lŭs) A genus of nematodes with some resemblance to true filarial worms; adults are larger and the intermediate host is a freshwater crustacean rather than an insect. [L. dim. of draco, serpent]Dracunculus
Related to Dracunculus: Dracunculus vulgaris, Dracunculus medinensisSynonyms for Dracunculusnoun tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arumSynonymsRelated Words- liliopsid genus
- monocot genus
- Araceae
- arum family
- family Araceae
- Dracunculus vulgaris
- dragon arum
- green dragon
noun type genus of the family DracunculidaeSynonymsRelated Words- worm genus
- Dracunculidae
- family Dracunculidae
- Dracunculus medinensis
- Guinea worm
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