Filariiae

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  filaria
       n 1: 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 [syn: {redstem storksbill}, {alfilaria},


             {alfileria}, {filaree}, {clocks}, {pin grass}, {pin
            clover}, {Erodium cicutarium}]
       2: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and
          tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting
          insects
       [also: {filariiae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  filariiae
       See {filaria}