Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Strongylidæ.
- noun [lowercase] pl. strongyli (-lī).] In sponges, a strongyle.
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It proved to be a worm resembling a strongylus, four and a half inches long.
The Dog William Youatt 1811
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