n pl :  a family of nematode worms of the suborder Strongylina that have a reduced buccal capsule with three or fewer basal teeth and parasitize the alimentary tract of vertebrates - see HYOSTRONGYLUS MECISTOCIRRUS OSTERTAGIA TRICHOSTRONGYLUS  tricho*stron*gy*lid adj or n 
 
 
 
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