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ASCARIS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth

Synonyms:

Ascaris; genus Ascaris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ascaris" is a kind of...):

worm genus (a genus of worms)

Meronyms (members of "Ascaris"):

Ascaris lumbricoides; common roundworm (intestinal parasite of humans and pigs)

Holonyms ("Ascaris" is a member of...):

Ascaridae; family Ascaridae (large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)

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