family Oxyuridae

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A group of small worms like pinworms that live inside people and animals

noun
/ˈfæmɪli ˌɑkˈjʊrɪdeɪ/

Specialized

: familia Oxyuridae

The family Oxyuridae includes several species of pinworms.

Examples

The family Oxyuridae includes species responsible for common parasitic infections in humans and animals.
The family Oxyuridae includes several genera that are commonly known as pinworms, often found in humans.
Researchers found several genera within the family Oxyuridae during their survey of the local wildlife.
The defining characteristics of the family Oxyuridae are their elongated bodies and pointed tails.
Many scientists study the family Oxyuridae for its impact on human health.
Many researchers specialize in the study of the family Oxyuridae to understand its role in parasitic infections.
In their research, scientists identified multiple unique traits within the family Oxyuridae, highlighting their importance in ecology.

Synonyms

Oxyuridae

vsfamily Oxyuridae

Specialized

9.9

A family of small parasitic worms like pinworms that live in the intestines of animals and humans

is the same group but specifies it contains eight genera including pinworms

Surface Forms

family Oxyuridae singular

families Oxyuridae plural

Morphology

family + Oxyuridae

The phrase is fully compositional: 'family' denotes a taxonomic grouping and 'Oxyuridae' is the name of that taxon, so together they mean 'the family Oxyuridae (a group of related worms)'. This noun + proper-name construction is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings can infer the MWE's sense (noting it is domain-specific biological vocabulary).

Etymology

Family Oxyuridae comes from old Greek words oxys ('sharp') and oura ('tail'), a simple picture of tiny worms with pointed tails. That's why the name is used for the group of small pinworms with long, narrow bodies and sharp tails.