Oxyspirura

Oxyspirura
Oxy·spi·ru·ra .äk-si-.spī-'ru̇r-ə n a genus of spiruroid nematode worms of the family Thelaziidae comprising the eye worms of birds and esp. domestic poultry

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Oxy·spi·ru·ra (ok″se-spi-rooґrə) a genus of nematodes of the family Thelaziidae. O. mansoґni is found under the nictitating membrane of chickens and other fowl.

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