n pl :  a large family of nematode worms of the suborder Strongylina that are parasites of vertebrates and have a globular to cylindrical buccal capsule and a circlet of laminar processes about the mouth .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  stron·gy·lid   strongyloid  Stron·gy·loi·dea 
 
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.  © 1997-2024.