Litomosoides

noun

Li·​to·​mo·​soi·​des

ˌlītōməˈsȯiˌdēz,

ˌlit-

: a genus of filariid worms including a form (L. carinii) that is parasitic in the cotton rat and is much used in research on chemotherapy and other problems concerning human filariases

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