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ascar-

ascar- prefix: parasitic nematodal helminths of family Ascarididae.

Prefix

ascar-

  1. Parasitic nematodal helminths of family Ascarididae.

Origin of ascar-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from New Latin Ascarididae.

Questions about ascar-

What does ascar- mean?
Ascar- means parasitic nematodal helminths of family Ascarididae.
What part of speech is ascar-?
Ascar- is a prefix.

Words near ascar- in the dictionary

  1. Ascapard
  2. Ascapart
  3. ascaphid
  4. ascaphids
  5. ascar
  6. ascar-
  7. ascared
  8. Ascari
  9. ascariases
  10. ascariasis
  11. ascaricidal

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