Ascaridina
plural noun
As·car·i·di·na
\əˌskarəˈdīnə\
Definition of Ascaridina
: a suborder of Rhabditida comprising comparatively large nematode worms without a stylet and parasitic in arthropods, mollusks, and vertebrates including human beings — compare ascaris
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Origin and Etymology of ascaridina
New Latin, from Ascarid-, Ascaris + -ina
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