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The parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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So called as the worm typically resides in the pulmonary artery of rats.
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Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
鼠肺線蟲 /鼠肺线虫
(shǔfèixiànchóng)
— nematode
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Chinese Mandarin:
鼠肺蟲 /鼠肺虫
(shǔfèichóng)
— nematode
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Chinese Mandarin:
廣東住血線蟲 /广东住血线虫
(Guǎngdōng zhùxuèxiànchóng)
— nematode
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Chinese Mandarin:
廣州管圓線蟲 /广州管圆线虫
— nematode