Syngamus

(sing′gă-mŭs )

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A genus of nematodes parasitic in the respiratory tract of birds and mammals. The preferred name for the mammalian parasite is Mammomonogamus. Bird parasites have retained the name Syngamus.
SEE: Mammomonogamus

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