Oxyuris
/ˌɒksɪˈjʊərɪs/Zoology
noun
A genus of pinworms of the superfamily Oxyuroidea; (also oxyuris) a pinworm of this genus.
- The species infesting humans is now usually placed in the genus Enterobius..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Laurie (d. 1865). From scientific Latin Oxyuris, genus name from ancient Greek ὀξυ- + οὐρά tail.
- paradisaeid
- paradisaeine
- paradisaic
- paradisal
- paradise
- paradisean
- paradise bird
- paradise crane
- paradised
- paradise duck
- paradise fish
- paradise flycatcher
- paradise grains
- paradiseid
- paradise kingfisher
- paradise parrot
- paradise plum
- paradise rifle bird
- paradise shelduck
- paradise threadfin
- paradise tree
- paradisiac
- paradisiacal
- paradisial
- paradisian