Meanings
noun
- Any nematode of the genus Dirofilaria.
Moreover, control dogs were judged to be healthy on the basis of normal results on physical examination, hematological and serum biochemical analysis, urinalysis, multiple fecal examinations, and dirofilaria antigen assay.
2016 February 4, “Alterations of the Ileal and Colonic Mucosal Microbiota in Canine Chronic Enteropathies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From the genus name.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dirofilaria
areaBulgariamalariaBavariamilitariasamariaurticariaradiolariaHungariacnidariafritillariamammillariaCarpentariacrotalarialaminariaaraucariamatricariapulmonariacalvariaarmillarialinariaSumeriarosariabaria
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
dirofilaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirofilaria
MLA
“dirofilaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirofilaria. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dirofilaria,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dirofilaria.
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