Associations to the word «Filaria»
Wiktionary
FILARIA, noun. Any of the parasitic nematode worms of Filarioidea superfamily that live in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Dictionary definition
FILARIA, 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.
FILARIA, noun. Slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects.
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