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Definition of: filaria
(fi·lâr′ē·ə) noun plural ·i·ae (-i·ē)
A nematode or threadworm (family Filariidae) parasitic in the blood and intestines of man and other animals; especially Wuchereria bancrofti, the causative agent of elephantiasis, and the Guinea worm. [<NL <L fìlum a thread]
—fi·lar′i·al, fl·lar′i·an adjective
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