Stron"gy*loid (?), a. [NL.
Strongylus the genus (from Gr. &?; round) + -oid.]
(Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a
genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest
domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the
kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -
- n. A strongyloid worm.
Stron"gy*loid (?), a. [NL.
Strongylus the genus (from Gr. &?; round) + -oid.]
(Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a
genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest
domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the
kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -
- n. A strongyloid worm.