Definitions for: Filaria


[n] slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
[n] European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage



Webster (1913) Definition: Fi*la"ri*a, n. [NL., fr. L. filum a thread.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic
in various animals. See Guinea worm.

Synonyms: alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill

See Also: family Filariidae, Filariidae, heron's bill, nematode, nematode worm, roundworm, storksbill

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