filaria, n.
(filariae)
(filariae)
slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects
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filaria
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derivationally related form
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member holonym
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
<noun.plant>
Erodium cicutarium alfilaria alfileria clocks filaree filaria pin clover pin grass redstem storksbill
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