Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Like a strongyle; related to the genus Strongylus; belonging to the Strongylidæ.
- n. A strongyle, or some similar nematoid.
Wiktionary
- adj. zoology Like, or relating to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms.
- n. zoology Any worm of the genus Strongylus.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Zoöl.) 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.
Etymologies
- Strongylus + -oid (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The adult water buffalo appears to have a high degree of resistance to strongyloid nematodes.”
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