Enterobius

Enterobius

Translingual

Enterobius vermicularis

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron, “guts, bowels”) +‎ βίος (bíos, “mode of life”).

Proper noun

Enterobius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oxyuridae – certain pinworms.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Oxyuridomorpha - infraorder; Oxyuroidea - superfamily; Oxyuridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Enterobius anthropopitheci, Enterobius buckleyi, Enterobius emodensis, Enterobius macaci, Enterobius shriveri, Enterobius vermicularis - species

References

• Enterobius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Enterobius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Enterobius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Enterobius at National Center for Biotechnology Information