metastrongyle

metastrongyle
Common name for members of the genus Metastrongylus or of the family Metastrongylidae.

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  • metastrongyle — meta·strongyle …   English syllables

  • metastrongyle — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin Metastrongylus : metastrongylid …   Useful english dictionary

  • Angiostrongylus — A genus of metastrongyle nematodes parasitic in respiratory or circulatory systems of rodents, carnivores, and marsupials. SYN: Parastrongylus. [G. angeion, vessel, + strongylos, round] A. cantonensis lungworm of rodents, a species transmitted by …   Medical dictionary

  • Crenosoma vulpis — A metastrongyle lungworm species of the fox, wolf, dog, raccoon, and other small carnivores in Europe, Asia, and North America; it occurs in the bronchi, causing bronchitis. [G. krene, a (mineral) spring, + soma, body; L. vulpes, fox] …   Medical dictionary

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