Ascaris
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See also: ascaris
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís, “intestinal worm”).
Proper noun[edit]
Ascaris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Ascaridomorpha - infraorder; Ascaridoidea - superfamily; Ascarididae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis, Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) - selected species
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ascaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
