Oxyuridae
Translingual
Etymology
From Oxyurus + -idae (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Oxyuridae
- Pinworms, nematode worms that have a distinct posterior enlargement of the pharynx and no preanal suckers in the male and that are chiefly parasites of the vertebrate intestinal tract
- A taxonomic family within the order Spirurida.
- A taxonomic family within the order Rhabditida.
Hypernyms
- (family in Spirurida): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Spirurida - order; Oxyuridomorpha - infraorder; Oxyuroidea - superfamily
- (family in Rhabditida): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Oxyuridomorpha - infraorder; Oxyuroidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Enterobius, Helminthoxys, Lemuricola, Macropoxyuris, Oxyuris, Passalurus, Pongobius, Protozoophaga, Rauschtineria, Skrjabinema, Syphabulea, Syphacia, Syphatineria, Tachygonetria, Trypanoxyuris, Wellcomia - genera
References
Oxyuridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Oxyuridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Oxyuridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521