STRONGYLOID

Stron″gy‐loid (?), a. [[NL. Strongylus the genus (from Gr. � round) + -oid.]] (Zoöl.) Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. — n. A strongyloid worm.