Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Meta·stron·gyl·i·dae Pronunciation:
"met-&-"strän-'jil-&-"dE Function:
noun plural : a large family ofparasitic strongyloid nematode worms including the genera
Dictyocaulus, Metastrongylus, and
Protostrongylus —
meta·stron·gyle /-'strän-"jIl,-j&l/ noun —
meta·stron·gy·lid /-'strän-j&-lid/ adjective or noun