Ancylostoma caninum
[ kÄ?-nī′nÉ™m ]
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n.
A species of hookworm that can infest human skin.
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How to use Ancylostoma caninum in a sentence
Parasitisme du Dipylidium caninum dans l'espce humaine, propos d'un cas nouveau.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert RileyDog Grass (Triticum caninum) is so called because Dogs take it medicinally as an aperient.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard