Definition of filaria Filaria
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We found 5 definitions of filaria from 4 different sources.
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What does filaria mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: filarias |
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| filaria - slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects | ||
| nematode, nematode worm, roundworm unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | ||
| family filariidae, filariidae threadlike roundworms | ||
| filaria - 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 | ||
| redstem storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, clocks, pin grass, pin clover, Erodium cicutarium | ||
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Wiktionary 
- filaria (Noun)
A parasitic nematode worm that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- filaria (n.)
A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.
Part of speech
🔤- filaria, noun, singular of filariae.
