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filaria

/fəˈlɛɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
fi-lar-ia
IPA
/fəˈlɛɹi.ə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.

Etymology

19th century, from translingual Filaria (name of type genus), from Latin filum (“thread”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fəˈlɛɹi.ə/
  • British English: /fɪˈlɛəɹi.ə/

Inflected Forms

filariae (plural) filarias (plural)

Derived Forms

filarial filariasis filaricide filariform macrofilaria microfilaria

Synonyms

redstem storksbill alfilaria alfileria filaree clocks pin grass pin clover erodium cicutarium

Rhymes With

area bulgaria malaria bavaria samaria aquaria urticaria varia carpentaria militaria rosaria araucaria

Questions

How do you pronounce filaria?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈlɛɹi.ə/.
What does filaria mean?
Any of the parasitic nematode worms of superfamily Filarioidea that lives in the blood of vertebrates and is transmitted by insects: the cause of filariasis.
Where does filaria come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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