anisakid

noun

an·​i·​sa·​kid ˌa-nə-ˈsā-kəd 

plural anisakids

: a nematode of the genus Anisakis

The anisakids are likely to be about the size of a straight pin, but somewhat coiled.

—Harvard Medical School Health Letter, March 1989

—often used before another noun

The most common culprits they see in marine fish are anisakid roundworm larvae.

—Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover, March 2009

Word History

Etymology

anisak(is) + -id, probably after the New Latin family name Anasakidae

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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