Amidostomum

Amidostomum
Am·i·dos·to·mum (am″ĭ-dosґto-məm) a genus of nematodes of the superfamily Strongyloides. A. anґseris is parasitic in the mucous membrane of the intestinal tract of ducks and geese and may kill young birds by its excessive consumption of their blood.

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  • amidostomum — am·i·dos·to·mum …   English syllables

  • amidostomum — ˌaməˈdästəməm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek amid , amis chamber pot + New Latin o + stomum : a genus of strongyloid nematodes including destructive parasites of the gizzard wall of ducks and geese …   Useful english dictionary

  • Amidostomum anseris — A species of bloodsucking nematodes, similar to those of the genus Trichostrongylus, that parasitizes the gizzard and sometimes also the proventriculus and esophagus of domestic and wild ducks and geese; it causes heavy mortality in young birds.… …   Medical dictionary

  • АМИДОСТОМОЗ — Рис. 1. Amidostomum anseris. Рис. 1. Amidostomum anseris: 1 — головной и хвостовой отделы самки; 2 — хвостовой конец самца; 3 — область вульвы; 4 — яйца. амидостомоз (Amidostomosis), гельминтоз гусей, реже уток, вызываемый… …   Ветеринарный энциклопедический словарь

  • amidostome — [amidostom] n. m. ÉTYM. Déb. XXe (in Larousse, 1928); lat. sav. amidostomum, du grec amid (thème de amis « pot de chambre »), et lat. stomum. (→ stome). ❖ ♦ Zool. et agric. (élevage). Animal némathelminthe ( …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gizzard worm — noun : any of various nematode worms parasitic in the gizzard of birds: as a. : a spiruroid worm of the genus Acuaria that is a destructive parasite of chickens, turkeys, and related game birds b. : a spiruroid worm (Amidostomum anseris)… …   Useful english dictionary

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