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/as"keuh rid/, n.1. any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.2. ascaris.[ < NL Ascaridae. See ASCARIS, -IDAE]
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ascarid — ASCARÍD, ascarizi, s.m. (zool.) Limbric. [var.: ascarídă s.f.] – Din fr. ascaride, lat. ascarida. Trimis de cata, 15.02.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 ASCARÍD s. v. limbric. Trimis de siv … Dicționar Român
Ascarid — As ca*rid, n.; pl. {Ascarides}or {Ascarids}. [NL. ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, {Ascaris lumbricoides}, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascarid — [as′kə rid΄] n. [< ModL < Gr askaris (gen. askaridos), intestinal worm; akin to askairein, to jump, dance: for IE base see SCREAM] any of a genus (Ascaris) of parasitic roundworms … English World dictionary
ascarid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Late Latin ascarid , ascaris intestinal worm, from Greek askarid , askaris, probably by back formation from askarizein to jump, throb, alteration of skarizein, from skairein to gambol Date: 14th century any of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ascarid — 1. A general name for any nematode of the family Ascarididae. 2. Pertaining to such nematodes. * * * as·ca·rid as kə rəd n a nematode worm of the family Ascaridae ascarid adj * * * as·ca·rid (asґkə rid) any member of the superfamily… … Medical dictionary
ascarid — noun Any phasmid nematode of the family Ascaridae … Wiktionary
ascaríd — s. m., pl. ascarízi … Romanian orthography
ascarid — n. member of a family of parasites (includes the roundworms and pinworms) … English contemporary dictionary
ascarid — [ askərɪd] (also ascaris rɪs) noun Zoology a member of a family of parasitic nematode worms (Ascaridae) that live in the intestines of vertebrates. Origin C17: from mod. L. Ascaridae, from Gk askarides, plural of askaris intestinal worm … English new terms dictionary
ascarid — as·ca·rid … English syllables
