Trichuris
Translingual
Egg of Trichuris trichiura
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -ις (-is, nominal suffix).
Proper noun
Trichuris f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trichuridae – parasitic roundworms.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Dorylaimea - class; Trichocephalia - subclass; Trichocephalida - order; Trichuridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Trichuris arvicolae, Trichuris bainae, Trichuris carlieri, Trichuris colobae, Trichuris cutillasae, Trichuris discolor, Trichuris duplantieri, Trichuris globulosa, Trichuris leporis, Trichuris mastomysi, Trichuris muris, Trichuris myocastoris, Trichuris navonae, Trichuris ovis, Trichuris pampeana, Trichuris pardinasi, Trichuris rhinopiptheroxella, Trichuris serrata, Trichuris skrjabini, Trichuris suis (pig whipworm), Trichuris trichiura (human whipworm), Trichuris vulpis - selected species
Derived terms
- Trichuridae
References
Trichuris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Trichuris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Trichuris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Trichuris at National Center for Biotechnology Information