filarial

1. 1.

   related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria

Questions about filarial

What does filarial mean?

filarial means "related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria".

How many syllables are in filarial?

filarial has 4 syllables: fi-la-ri-al. The stress falls on "ri".

Is filarial a common word?

filarial is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.