Acuaria

noun

Ac·​u·​ar·​ia ˌak-yə-ˈwar-ē-ə How to pronounce Acuaria (audio)
: a genus of spiruroid nematodes including destructive parasites found in the gizzard walls of gallinaceous birds and having intermediate stages in insects (as grasshoppers) or crustaceans

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“Acuaria.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Acuaria. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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