filaria

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UK/fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/US/fəˈlɛɹi.ə/

noun

Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.

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redstem storksbillalfilariaalfileriafilareeclockspin grasspin cloverErodium cicutarium
Origintranslingual Filaria ← Latin filum →
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Meanings

nounfilaria (plural filariae or filarias)

plural filariae · plural filarias

  1. Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

Similar
redstem storksbillalfilariaalfileriafilareeclockspin grasspin cloverErodium cicutarium
Broader
storksbillheron's bill
Also see
alfilariafilareepin grass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfilum“thread”
  2. translingualFilaria
  3. Englishfilaria

19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).

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Translations

German Filarie
  • Filarieworm
Indonesian filaria
  • filariaworm
Italian filaria
  • filariaworm

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with filaria

areaBulgariamalariaBavariamilitariasamariaurticariaradiolariaHungariacnidariafritillariamammillariaCarpentariacrotalarialaminariaaraucariamatricariapulmonariacalvariaarmillarialinariaSumeriarosariabaria
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Cite this entry
APA

filaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filaria

MLA

“filaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filaria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filaria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filaria.

Source: filaria on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.