Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filarial

/fɪˈlɛəɹɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: fi-lar-i-al
IPA: /fɪˈlɛəɹɪəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.

adj

Straight, as if in a line.

Example Sentences

"The knowledge of a filarial infection of the region of the eye seems to date from the time of Magellan."
"From a cosmetic standpoint, the filarial diseases [...] were especially unfortunate."
"Other helminths or wormlike fellow travellers became common in the human gut, including the Enterobius (pinworm or threadworm), the yards-long tapeworm, and the filarial worms which cause elephantiasis and African river blindness."
"the filarial flight of birds"

Etymology

From filaria + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /fɪˈlɛəɹɪəl/

Derived Forms

antifilarial macrofilarial microfilarial nonfilarial

Rhymes With

aerial ariel secretarial areal malarial arial antimalarial notarial urticarial gharial prairial commentarial

Questions

How do you pronounce filarial?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˈlɛəɹɪəl/.
What does filarial mean?: Of or pertaining to the microscopic parasitic worms known as filaria, or an infestation thereof.
Where does filarial come from?: From filaria + -al.

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