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    GENUS ASCARIS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouthplay

    Synonyms:

    Ascaris; genus Ascaris

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Ascaris" is a kind of...):

    worm genus (a genus of worms)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Ascaris"):

    Ascaris lumbricoides; common roundworm (intestinal parasite of humans and pigs)

    Holonyms ("genus Ascaris" is a member of...):

    Ascaridae; family Ascaridae (large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)

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