filaria vs roundworm
roundworm vs filariafilaria and roundworm both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| filaria | Yes | No | No | No |
| roundworm | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
roundworm is a hypernym of
filaria; that is, roundworm is a
word with a broader meaning than filaria:
- filaria: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
- roundworm: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
Other hypernyms of filaria include
nematode, nematode worm.
| filaria (noun) | roundworm (noun) |
|---|---|
| slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects | unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic |
| 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 | infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches |
Words related to "filaria"
Words related to "roundworm"
- Ascaridia galli
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Aschelminthes
- Dracunculus medinensis
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Guinea worm
- Nematoda
- Trichinella spiralis
- Tylenchus tritici
- athlete's foot
- barber's itch
- chicken roundworm
- common roundworm
- dhobi itch
- eczema marginatum
- eelworm
- filaria
- fungal infection
- hookworm
- jock itch
- kerion
- mycosis
- nematode
- nematode worm
- phylum Aschelminthes
- phylum Nematoda
- pinworm
- ringworm
- threadworm
- tinea
- tinea barbae
- tinea capitis
- tinea corporis
- tinea cruris
- tinea pedis
- tinea unguium
- trichina
- wheat eel
- wheat eelworm
- wheatworm
- worm
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