Category:Strongyloid

Stron"gy*loid, a. Etym: [nl. Strongylus the genus (from gr. -oid.] (zoöl.)

Defn: like, or pertaining to, strongylus, a genus of parasitic Nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of The species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and Bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n.

Defn: a strongyloid worm.