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worm family

DEFINITIONS OF: worm family

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n a family of worms

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Fasciolidae, family Fasciolidae
a family of Trematoda
Schistosomatidae, family Schistosomatidae
a family of Trematoda
Taeniidae, family Taeniidae
a family of Cestoda
Ascaridae, family Ascaridae
large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
Oxyuridae, family Oxyuridae
pinworms
Cephalobidae, family Cephalobidae
a family of Nematoda
Tylenchidae, family Tylenchidae
a family of Nematoda
Ancylostomatidae, family Ancylostomatidae
hookworms
Filariidae, family Filariidae
threadlike roundworms
Dracunculidae, family Dracunculidae
greatly elongated roundworm
Branchiobdellidae, family Branchiobdellidae
small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
Terebellidae, family Terebellidae
marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies
Hirudinidae, family Hirudinidae
a family of Hirudinea
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(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
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