nematode vs filaria
filaria vs nematodenematode and filaria both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nematode | Yes | No | No | No |
| filaria | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
filaria is a hyponym of
nematode; that is, filaria is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
nematode:
- nematode: unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
- filaria: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
Other hyponyms of nematode include
Ascaris lumbricoides, common roundworm, Ascaridia galli, chicken roundworm, Enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, threadworm, eelworm, Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm, trichina, Trichinella spiralis, hookworm, Dracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm.
| nematode (noun) | filaria (noun) |
|---|---|
| unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects |
| 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 |
Words related to "nematode"
- Ascaridia galli
- Ascaris lumbricoides
- Aschelminthes
- Dracunculus medinensis
- Enterobius vermicularis
- Guinea worm
- Nematoda
- Trichinella spiralis
- Tylenchus tritici
- chicken roundworm
- common roundworm
- eelworm
- filaria
- hookworm
- nematode worm
- phylum Aschelminthes
- phylum Nematoda
- pinworm
- roundworm
- threadworm
- trichina
- wheat eel
- wheat eelworm
- wheatworm
- worm
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