NOUN | animal | genus Ascaris, Ascaris | type genus of the family Ascaridae |
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Meaning | type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth. | |
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Synonym | Ascaris | |
Member of | Ascaridae, family Ascaridae | large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates |
Members | common roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides | intestinal parasite of humans and pigs |
Broader | worm genus | A genus of worms |
Spanish | ascaris, Ascaris, áscaris, género Ascaris, genus ascaris | |
Catalan | ascaris, Ascaris, genus ascaris |
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