filaria

• Nom désignant soit une plante herbacée européenne (Erodium cicutarium) à petites feuilles ressemblant à des fougères et à fleurs rougeâtres, souvent cultivée comme fourrage, soit un ver rond parasite fin et filamenteux (famille des Filariidae) vivant dans le sang et les tissus des vertébrés et transmis par la piqûre d'insectes.

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.

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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.

   Filaire (ver rond parasite)

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

   Synonymesfilariid

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.

   filaire (plante)

   • 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.

   Synonymesalfilariaalfileriafilaree