filariid


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filariid

(fɪˈlɛərɪɪd)
adj
(Zoology) of or relating to a family of parasitic roundworms Filariidae
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Adj.1.filariid - of or relating to or belonging to the family Filariidae
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
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Chemical constituents and antifilarial activity of Lantana camara against human lumpatic filariid Brugia malayi and rodent filariid Acanthocheilonema viteae maintained in rodent hosts.
United States Patent 5,792,624, entitled "Dirofilaria and Onchocerca Larval L3 Cysteine Protease Proteins and Uses Thereof", which issued on August 11, 1998, and United States Patent 5,795,768, entitled "Filariid Nematode Cysteine Protease Proteins, Nucleic Acid Molecules and Uses Thereof", which issued on August 18, 1998, cover D.