genus ascaris

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   type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth

   SynonymsAscaris

   Broaderworm genus

   Part ofAscaridae

Questions about genus ascaris

What does genus ascaris mean?

genus ascaris means "type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth".

What is another word for genus ascaris?

Close synonyms include Ascaris. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ascaris a common word?

genus ascaris is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.