| anisakid | Common name for nematodes of the family Anisakidae. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Anisakidae | Family of large nematode worms (superfamily Heterocheilidae) found in the stomach and intestines of fish-eating birds and marine mammals, infection being acquired from marine fish; human cases of anisakiasis have been reported from Japan. See: Anisakis. (05 Mar 2000) |