Paragonimus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (para-, “beside”) + γόνῐμος (gónimos, “productive, fertile”), from γόνος (gónos, “seed, genitals”) + -ῐμος (-imos, “-able”), for its ovaries and testes are next to each other.
Proper noun
Paragonimus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Troglotrematidae – certain lung flukes, a type of flatworm, some of which can cause paragonimiasis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Trematoda - infraclass; Plagiorchiida - order; Troglotremata - suborder; Troglotrematidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Paragonimus kellicotti, Paragonimus skrjabini, Paragonimus westermani - selected species
Derived terms
References
Paragonimus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Paragonimus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Paragonimus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Paragonimus at Encyclopedia of Life
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