NECA´TOR AMERICA´NUS
\nˈɛkatəɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkˌanəs], \nˈɛkatəɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkˌanəs], \n_ˈɛ_k_a_t_ə_ɹ ɐ_m_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˌa_n_ə_s]\
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Syn.: Uncinaria americana, Ankylostoma americana. The name given to Stiles to the small nematode worm resembling Ankylostoma duodenale, which is the cause of the ankylostomiasis of North America. It is shorter and more slender than A. duodenale, and eggs are larger.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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