'Strongyloid' definitions:

Definition of 'Strongyloid'

From: GCIDE
  • Strongyloid \Stron"gy*loid\, a. [NL. Strongylus the genus (from Gr. ? round) + -oid.] (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, Strongylus, a genus of parasitic nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals. Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys, lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n. A strongyloid worm. [1913 Webster]