Dirofilaria
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[di″ro-fĭ-lar´e-ah]a genus of nematode parasites of the superfamily Filarioidea. D. im´mitis is common in dogs.
Dirofilaria
(dī'rō-fi-lā'rē-ă),A genus of filaria (family Onchocercidae, superfamily Filarioidea); Dirofilaria species are usually found in mammals other than humans, but rare examples of human infection are known, as by Dirofilaria immitis.
[L. dirus, dread, + filum, thread]