filaricide

English

Etymology

From translingual Filaria +‎ -cide, type genus of the superfamily Filarioidea.

Noun

filaricide (plural filaricides)

1. The destruction of filaria.
2. A pesticide that kills nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea.

Derived terms

• microfilaricide

Related terms

• filaricidal

Translations

destruction of filaria

pesticide that kills filaria

• Icelandic: þráðormadeyðir m

Further reading

• filariasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Filarioidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia