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Necator

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Necator /Ne·ca·tor/ (ne-kat´or) a genus of hookworms. N. america´nus (American or New World hookworm) causes hookworm disease.
Ne·ca·tor (n-ktr)
n.
A genus of nematode hookworms that includes certain intestinal parasites.

Necator
a genus of hookworm in the subfamily Necatorinae.

Necator americanus
the common hookworm of humans, found also in pigs and dogs.
Necator suillus
see N. americanus (above), found in pigs.

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