Having the form or appearance of a filaria worm; resembling a thin, threadlike parasitic worm.
Combines 'filaria' with the Latin suffix '-form' (meaning having the form of), creating a descriptive term for worm-like appearances.
Filariiform larvae are so microscopic that thousands could fit on the head of a pin—yet their thin, worm-like shape is perfectly adapted to being sucked up by mosquitoes searching for blood meals.
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