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Ascaridia galli

Ascaridia galli

9.9
A small worm that lives inside chickens' intestines and causes disease
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Heavy infections of Ascaridia galli can lead to weight loss and poor egg production in hens.

Examples

  • Control measures for Ascaridia galli are crucial in poultry farming to maintain flock health.

  • The veterinarian diagnosed the chickens with an infestation of Ascaridia galli.

  • The Ascaridia galli can cause significant health issues in chickens.

  • Farmers should regularly check their flocks for Ascaridia galli infection.

  • Control measures for Ascaridia galli are crucial in poultry farming to maintain flock health.

  • Heavy infections of Ascaridia galli can lead to weight loss and poor egg production in hens.

  • The veterinarian diagnosed the chickens with an infestation of Ascaridia galli.

Synonyms

roundworm
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3 5.5

A long round animal pointed at both ends that sometimes lives as a parasite

is a single parasitic species that infects intestines of domestic fowl
chicken roundworm
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  • Specialized
7.8

A worm that lives in the intestines of chickens and other birds and makes them sick

is the scientific name used for that same parasitic species

Surface Forms

Ascaridia galli singular
Ascaridia gallis plural

Morphology

Ascaridia + galli

Ascaridia galli is a scientific binomial combining the genus name Ascaridia (given here as a genus of intestinal parasitic roundworms of birds) with the species epithet galli. While the overall meaning (a species of parasitic roundworm, typically associated with chickens) is compositional for someone who knows both parts and understands taxonomic naming, the Latin epithet 'galli' is not a common English word and requires biological/Latin knowledge, so the form is only partially transparent to a typical B1 learner.

Etymology

Ascaridia galli comes from two old words: Ascaridia, from Greek for an 'intestinal worm', and galli, Latin for 'of a chicken'. So the name literally means a 'worm of the chicken', which explains why it is a roundworm that lives in the intestines of chickens.