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OXYURIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oxyuridae mean?
• OXYURIDAE (noun)
The noun OXYURIDAE has 1 sense:
1. pinworms
Familiarity information: OXYURIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pinworms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Oxyuridae; Oxyuridae
Hypernyms ("Oxyuridae" is a kind of...):
worm family (a family of worms)
Meronyms (members of "Oxyuridae"):
Enterobius; genus Enterobius (pinworms)
Holonyms ("Oxyuridae" is a member of...):
Aschelminthes; Nematoda; phylum Aschelminthes; phylum Nematoda (unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms)
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