Brugia

== Translingual == === Etymology === Named after Dutch parasitologist Steffen Lambert Brug +‎ -ia. === Proper noun === Brugia f A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – a group of small roundworms that cause filariasis. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia – subclass; Rhabditica – superorder; Rhabditida – order; Spirurina – suborder; Spiruromorpha – infraorder; Filarioidea – superfamily; Onchocercidae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Brugia buckleyi, Brugia malayi, Brugia pahangi, Brugia patei, Brugia timori - selected species === References === Brugia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Brugia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Brugia at National Center for Biotechnology Information == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch Brugge, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbru.ɡja/ Rhymes: -uɡja Syllabification: Bru‧gia === Proper noun === Brugia f Bruges (the capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Brugia in Polish dictionaries at PWN