Ancylostomidae definition

Ancylostomidae

(ang″kĭ-lo-) (an″sĭ-lo-sto´mĭ-de) the hookworms, a family of nematode parasites having two ventrolateral cutting plates at the entrance to a large buccal capsule, and small teeth at its base.
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