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VERME [2 records]

Record 1 1997-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
DEF

Any of many long, slender, soft-bodied, creeping animals, some segmentad, hat live by burrowing underground or as parasites, including the annelids, flatworms, roundworms, ribbon worms, gordian worms, and spiny-headed worms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
DEF

Animal pluricellulaire de forme allongée, n'ayant aucune partie dure ni intérieurement ni extérieurement, complètement ou presque complètement dépourvu de pattes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
DEF

Se aplica a ciertos animales que formen un tipo, de forma generalmente alargada, de cuerpo blando formado por anillos y sin patas, los cuales se arrastran contrayendo y estirando el cuerpo; como la tenia, la lombriz o la sabela.

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Record 2 1996-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Nematode worm parasitic in the stomach of mammals or birds (Haemonchus contortus) common in domestic ruminants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies des animaux
CONT

Comme pour les autres trichostrongylidés, le cycle des hémonchus est direct, l'infestation de l'hôte se produit à la suite de l'ingestion d'aliments contaminés par des larves infestantes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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