Filaria
/fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects wordnet
- 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
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19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).