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ascarid

ascarid noun: any phasmid nematode of the family Ascarididae (Ascaridae).

Noun

ascarid (plural ascarids)

  1. Any phasmid nematode of the family Ascarididae (Ascaridae)

Forms of ascarid

pluralascarids

Origin of ascarid

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin Ascarididae. By surface analysis, ascar- + -id.

Words formed from ascarid

Questions about ascarid

What does ascarid mean?
Ascarid means any phasmid nematode of the family Ascarididae (Ascaridae).
What part of speech is ascarid?
Ascarid is a noun.
What is the plural of ascarid?
The plural of ascarid is ascarids.

Words near ascarid in the dictionary

  1. ascariases
  2. ascariasis
  3. ascaricidal
  4. ascaricide
  5. ascaricides
  6. ascarid
  7. ascarides
  8. ascaridiasis
  9. ascaridid
  10. ascaridids
  11. ascaridiosis

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