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GENUS ASCARIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth
Synonyms:
Ascaris; genus Ascaris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Ascaris" is a kind of...):
worm genus (a genus of worms)
Meronyms (members of "genus Ascaris"):
Ascaris lumbricoides; common roundworm (intestinal parasite of humans and pigs)
Holonyms ("genus Ascaris" is a member of...):
Ascaridae; family Ascaridae (large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)