filaria

• Substantiv, das entweder einen europäischen Unkrautvertreter (Erodium cicutarium) mit kleinen farnartigen Blättern und rötlichen Blüten bezeichnet, der oft als Futterpflanze angebaut wird, oder einen dünnen, fadenförmigen parasitischen Fadenwurm (Familie Filariidae), der im Blut und Gewebe von Wirbeltieren lebt und durch Insektenstiche übertragen wird.

A noun referring to either a European weed (Erodium cicutarium) with small fernlike leaves and reddish flowers, often grown for forage, or to a slender threadlike parasitic roundworm (family Filariidae) that lives in the blood and tissues of vertebrates and is transmitted by biting insects.

unregelmäßiger Plural

1. Parasitic roundwormC2formalscientific

   A slender, threadlike roundworm of the superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood and tissues of vertebrates, transmitted as larvae by biting insects.

   Parasitischer Fadenwurm

   • The filaria worm is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites.
   • Veterinarians treat dogs for filaria infections.
   • Filaria can cause serious diseases like elephantiasis.

   Synonymefilariid

2. C2formalamericanscientific

   A 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.

   Europäisches Unkraut

   • Filaria grows abundantly in the dry soils of the Southwest.
   • Farmers sometimes plant filaria as forage for livestock.
   • The reddish stems of filaria are easy to spot in the field.

   Synonymealfilariaalfileriafilaree