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has gloss | eng: Dioctophyma renale or the giant kidney worm is a common parasital worm found especially in carnivorous animals, particularly minks and mustelids. It can also infect cats, dogs and humans. Becoming up to 60 centimeters in length in mink and up to 100 centimeters in lupine animals, this vermillion kidney worm is one of the largest of all parasitic nematodes. |
lexicalization | eng: Dioctophyma renale |
instance of | (noun) unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic nematode worm, roundworm, nematode |
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