Thesaurus: filaria

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1. n. A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.
2. n. European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender">reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
3. n. slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
4. A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasitic in various animals. See Guinea worm.
5. A genus of slender, nematode worms of many species, parasiticin various animals. See Guinea worm.
6. n. slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects