Strongyle (worm)

Strongyle (worm)

Strongyles (from the Greek "strongulos", meaning round) [cite web | title = strongyle | work = American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition | publisher = Bartleby.com | date = 2000 | url = http://www.bartleby.com/61/69/S0816900.html | accessdate = 2007-05-13 ] , or alternatively, strongyls, are nematode worms of the family Strongylidae, order Strongylida. They are often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses.

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