filaria

1. Any of various slender, threadlike nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea that are parasitic in vertebrates and are often transmitted as larvae by mosquitos and other biting insects. The adult form lives in the blood and lymphatic tissues, causing inflammation and obstruction that can lead to elephantiasis.

2. Any of numerous slender nematodes ( and related genera) that as adults are parasites in the blood or tissues of mammals and as larvae usually develop in biting insects.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
filaria	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ai	2
if	5
la	2
li	2
fa	5
aa	2
al	2
ar	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ala	3
lar	3
fir	6
fil	6
far	6
aal	3
rai	3
ria	3
rif	6
ail	3
arf	6
air	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
liri	4
raia	4
rail	4
lira	4
liar	4
lari	4
lair	4
ilia	4
rial	4
fail	7
afar	7
alar	4
alfa	7
alif	7
aria	4
aril	4
fair	7
farl	7
fiar	7
fila	7
flir	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aalii	5
laari	5
filar	8
flair	8
frail	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
filaria	10