Onchocerca

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, barb) +‎ κέρκος (kérkos, tail).

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Onchocerca f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – parasitic roundworms that cause river blindness.

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