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filarial

UK/fɪˈlɛəɹɪəl/

filarial adjective: of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.

Adjective

filarial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.
    • The knowledge of a filarial infection of the region of the eye seems to date from the time of Magellan.1914, Edward Rhodes Stitt, The Diagnostics and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, page 266
    • From a cosmetic standpoint, the filarial diseases [...] were especially unfortunate.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 297
  2. Straight, as if in a line.
    • the filarial flight of birds

Origin of filarial

From filaria + -al.

Words formed from filarial

Words that rhyme with filarial

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Questions about filarial

What does filarial mean?
Filarial means of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.
What part of speech is filarial?
Filarial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce filarial?
Filarial is pronounced /fɪˈlɛəɹɪəl/ (UK).

Words near filarial in the dictionary

  1. filarees
  2. filaria
  3. filariad
  4. filariads
  5. filariae
  6. filarial
  7. filarian
  8. filarias
  9. filariases
  10. filariasis
  11. filaricidal

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