gusano

Definitions of gusano
  1. noun
    (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
    synonyms: virus
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    microorganismo
    any organism of microscopic size
  2. noun
    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
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    helminto
    worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
    carcoma, corca, coso
    a larva of a woodborer
    acantocéfalo
    any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
    platelminto
    parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
    nemertino
    soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
    pogonóforo
    slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom
    nematodo
    unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
    anélido
    worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
    planaria
    free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
    trematodo
    parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
    cestodo
    ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
    lombriz intestinal
    intestinal parasite of humans and pigs
    anquilostoma
    parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
    filaria
    slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
    filaria de Medina
    parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
    oligoqueto
    hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
    poliqueto
    chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
    hirudíneo
    carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
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    invertebrado
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
  3. noun
    terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
    synonyms: lombriz
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    oligoqueto
    hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
  4. noun
    a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
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    coco, cresa, larva
    the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
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    larva
    the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
  5. noun
    the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter
    synonyms: coco, cresa, larva
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