genus ascaris

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	worm genus,
definition	:	a genus of worms (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	ascaris lumbricoides, common roundworm,
definition	:	intestinal parasite of humans and pigs (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	ascaridae, family ascaridae,
definition	:	large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates (noun.animal)