strongyle

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses
2. noun A monoaxon with a rounded end

Similar words

strongyl blood worm strongylid strongyloid metastrongylid trichostrongylid palisade worm trichostrongyle lungworm redworm

Often followed by

eggs larvae infections egg control worms

Word family

strongyles