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noun
Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
noun
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: redstem storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: storksbill, heron's bill
History
19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).
Across languages
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