Ascaridina

plural noun

As·​car·​i·​di·​na

əˌskarəˈdīnə

: a suborder of Rhabditida comprising comparatively large nematode worms without a stylet and parasitic in arthropods, mollusks, and vertebrates including human beings compare ascaris

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ascarid-, Ascaris + -ina

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