Toxocara
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from English toxo- (“toxic”) + Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head”).
Proper noun[edit]
Toxocara f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Toxocaridae – certain parasitic nematodes that cause toxocariasis in humans.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Ascaridomorpha - infraorder; Ascaridoidea - superfamily; Toxocaridae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Toxocara apodemi, Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxocara malaysiensis, Toxocara tanuki, Toxocara vitulorum - species
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Toxocara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Toxocara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Toxocara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Toxocara at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- “Toxocara”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
