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Filaria

//fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
  2. 2
    slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects wordnet
  3. 3
    European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage wordnet

Etymology

19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).

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