n pl :  a family of nematode worms that have the adults parasitic in vertebrates, that have the larval stages parasitic in insects, and that with related forms constitute a distinct superfamily of the order Spirurida .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  Spi·ru·ri·da  spi·rur·oid 
 
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