strongyle
/ˈstrɒndʒaɪl/noun
1- a nematode worm of a group that includes several common disease-causing parasites of mammals and birds圆线虫。
1.1
- Genus Strongylus or family Strongylidae, class Phasmida.圆线虫属或圆线虫科, 尾感器纲。参见REDWORM （义项2）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Strongylus, from Greek strongulos 'round'.