Strongyloides
See also: strongyloides
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Strongyloides_stercoralis_larva.jpg.webp)
Larva of Strongyloides stercoralis
Etymology
From Strongylus + -oides (“-like”, taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Strongyloides m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strongyloididae – parasitic nematodes whose life cycle involves one or several generations of free-living adult worms.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Tylenchina - suborder; Panagrolaimomorpha - infraclass; Strongyloidoidea - superfamily; Strongyloididae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Strongyloides akbari, Strongyloides callosciureus, Strongyloides cebus, Strongyloides fuelleborni, Strongyloides mirzai, Strongyloides myopotami, Strongyloides ophidiae, Strongyloides papillosus, Strongyloides planiceps, Strongyloides procyonis, Strongyloides ransomi, Strongyloides ratti, Strongyloides robustus, Strongyloides stercoralis, Strongyloides suis, Strongyloides venezuelensis, Strongyloides vituli, Strongyloides westeri - selected species
Derived terms
- Strongyloididae
- Strongyloidoidea
References
Strongyloides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Strongyloides on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Strongyloides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Strongyloides at National Center for Biotechnology Information