Ascaris

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσκαρίς (askarís, “intestinal worm”). === Proper noun === Ascaris f A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae – intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia – subclass; Rhabditica – superorder; Rhabditida – order; Spirurina – suborder; Ascaridomorpha – infraorder; Ascaridoidea – superfamily; Ascarididae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Ascaris lumbricoides (common roundworm), Ascaris ovis, Ascaris suum (pig roundworm) - selected species ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === Ascaridia === References === Ascaris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ascaris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ascaris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Ascaris at National Center for Biotechnology Information