roundworm vs filaria

filaria vs roundworm

roundworm and filaria both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
roundworm	Yes	No	No	No
filaria	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, filaria is a hyponym of roundworm; that is, filaria is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roundworm:

roundworm: 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 roundworm 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.

roundworm (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
infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches	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

Difference between roundworm and filaria

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