filarioid, a.
(fɪˈlɛərɪɔɪd, fɪˈlɑːrɪɔɪd)
[f. filaria + -oid.]
Of or pertaining to a superfamily of parasitic nematode worms, the Filarioidea.
| 1930 E. C. Faust Human Helminthol. xxviii. 438 Filarioid species are classified under two families. 1956 G. Lapage Vet. Parasitol. viii. 216 The usual habitat of filarioid roundworms is the body cavity, the lymphatic system or the connective tissue of their hosts. |