Angiostrongylus
Translingual
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Etymology
From angio- (“blood vessel”) + Strongylus.
Proper noun
Angiostrongylus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Angiostrongylidae – certain roundworms that live in blood vessels.
Hypernyms
(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Panagrolaimida - order; Metastrongyloidea - superfamily; Angiostrongylidae - family
Hyponyms
(genus): Angiostrongylus cantonensis, Angiostrongylus chabaudi, Angiostrongylus costaricensis, Angiostrongylus daskalovi, Angiostrongylus dujardini, Angiostrongylus mackerrasae, Angiostrongylus malaysiensis, Angiostrongylus vasorum - selected species
Derived terms
- Angiostrongylidae
References
Angiostrongylus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Angiostrongylus at National Center for Biotechnology Information