Toxocara
Translingual
Toxocara canis
Etymology
New Latin, from English toxo- (“toxic”) + Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head”).
Proper noun
Toxocara f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Toxocaridae – certain parasitic nematodes that cause toxocariasis in humans.
Hypernyms
- (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; Toxocaridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Toxocara apodemi, Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxocara malaysiensis, Toxocara tanuki, Toxocara vitulorum - species
Derived terms
- Toxocaridae
References
Toxocara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Toxocara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Toxocara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Toxocara at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Toxocara”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary