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| stron·gyle [ strón jl ] (plural stron·gyles) or stron·gyl [ strón jl ] (plural stron·gyls) |
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parasitic worm: a parasitic nematode worm related to the hookworms that infests the intestinal tract of mammals. Superfamily Strongyloidea.
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Strongylus< Greek stroggulos "round, compact"] |
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