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Litomosoides

noun
Li·to·mo·soi·des | \ˌlītōməˈsȯiˌdēz, ˌlit-\

Definition of Litomosoides 

: a genus of filariid worms including a form (L. carinii) that is parasitic in the cotton rat and is much used in research on chemotherapy and other problems concerning human filariases

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