Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like a strongyle; related to the genus Strongylus; belonging to the Strongylidæ.
- noun A strongyle, or some similar nematoid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Like, or relating to, Strongylus, a
genus ofparasitic nematode worms . - noun zoology Any worm of the genus Strongylus.
Etymologies
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Strongylus + -oid
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The adult water buffalo appears to have a high degree of resistance to strongyloid nematodes.
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