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Armillifer Armillifer (ar-mil'i-fer), A genus of Pentastomida (order Porocephalida, family Porocephalidae); adults of these wormlike parasites are found in the lungs of reptiles and the young in many mammals, including humans. [O. Fr. armille, fr. L. armilla, a bracelet] Armillifer (ar″mil′ĭ-fĕr) [L. armillifer, bracelet-wearing] A genus of bloodsucking, endoparasitic arthropods. The natural hosts are reptiles; humans are accidental hosts. Armillifer moniliformisA species whose larvae are parasitic in human beings in the Philippines and China. |