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strongyle

strongyle noun: a nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses.

Noun

strongyle (plural strongyles)

  1. A nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses
  2. A monoaxon with a rounded end

strongyle meaning in Tamil

strongyle in Tamil

துரோங்கைல் புழு

Forms of strongyle

pluralstrongyles
alternative formstrongyl

Origin of strongyle

From a translingual taxonomic name derived from the generic name Strongylus, from Ancient Greek στρογγύλος (strongúlos, “round”). Doublet of Estrangelo.

Words formed from strongyle

Questions about strongyle

What does strongyle mean?
Strongyle means a nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses.
What is strongyle in Tamil?
Strongyle in Tamil is துரோங்கைல் புழு. See Strongyle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is strongyle?
Strongyle is a noun.
What is the plural of strongyle?
The plural of strongyle is strongyles.

Words near strongyle in the dictionary

  1. strongwoman
  2. strongwomen
  3. strongyl
  4. strongyla
  5. strongylas
  6. strongyle
  7. strongyles
  8. strongylid
  9. strongylids
  10. strongylocentrotid
  11. strongylocentrotids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strongyle (page history and authors); strongyle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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