[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

filaria \fila"ria\, n.; pl. filariae. nl., fr. l. filum a
   thread. zool.
   a small, slender nematode worm of the family onchocercidae
   filariidae of many species, parasitic when adult in
   various animals, including man. they may live within the
   blood, or in other bodily fluids, or within tissues or
   cavities of the body. infection with such organisms may be
   transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods.
   1913 webster +pjc
see also:
filariae onchocercidae filariidae 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

filaria \fila"ria\, n. nl., fr. l. filum a thread. zool.
   a former genus comprised of certain nematodes, now classed as
   belonging to several genera within the family
   onchocercidae. see onchocerca and guinea worm.
   1913 webster +pjc
see also:
onchocercidae onchocerca guinea worm 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

filaria
     n 1: european 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 syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria,
           alfileria, filaree, clocks, pin grass, pin
          clover, erodium cicutarium
     2: slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and
        tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting
        insects
     also: filariiae pl
see also:
redstem storksbill alfilaria alfileria filaree clocks pin grass 
pin clover erodium cicutarium filariiae 

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