Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various parasitic nematode worms of the superfamily Strongyloidea, especially several species that infect the gastrointestinal tract of horses and other mammals.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A spicule of the monaxon biradiate type, with each end rounded off; a strongylate sponge-spicule.
  • noun In Vermes, a nematoid or threadworm of the genus Strongylus in a broad sense; a strongylid. There are many species. See Strongylidæ.

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  • noun A nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Strongylus, type genus, from Greek strongulos, round.]

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Greek strongulos, round.

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Examples

  • Now we are circling Stromboli, from the Greek strongyle for round, a perfect volcanic cone rising from the sea, most famous of the Aeolian Islands.

    Latter-Day Odyssey 1999

  • Finally, they may become infested with cystic tapeworms or the agamic stage of a strongyle (_Strongylus edentatus_).

    Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877

  • "Individual horses differ markedly in their susceptibility to strongyle infection, and these differences are manifested in the magnitude of fecal egg counts," said Reinemeyer.

    TheHorse.com News 2010

  • For these tests, horses 'feces are collected and examined using a quantitative egg counting technique -- the number of strongyle eggs per gram is measured for each horse (see Further Reading at the end of this article for a step-by-step guide).

    Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com By 2010

  • "Individual horses differ markedly in their susceptibility to strongyle infection, and these differences are manifested in the magnitude of fecal egg counts," said Reinemeyer.

    Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com By 2010

  • For these tests, horses 'feces are collected and examined using a quantitative egg counting technique -- the number of strongyle eggs per gram is measured for each horse (see Further Reading at the end of this article for a step-by-step guide).

    TheHorse.com News 2010

  • But controlling strongyle infestation is not that clear cut.

    Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines 2009

  • In ideal conditions, a strongyle egg can go through the three larval stages in three days.

    Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines 2009

  • Let's follow one of those strongyle eggs: Once produced by the female adult strongyle in the horse's gut, it has a one-way ticket out of the horse's gut, eventually ending up in a pile of dung with countless thousands of its mates.

    Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines 2009

  • So while a good frost will kill off countless millions of strongyle eggs in a pasture, it is providing the infective third-stage larvae with that most valuable of commodities - time

    Horsetalk.co.nz Headlines 2009

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