From anAngolan languageloa (“worm”).
Loa f
(genus in Onchocercidae):Eukaryota – superkingdom;Animalia – kingdom;Bilateria – subkingdom;Protostomia – infrakingdom;Nematoda – phylum;Chromadorea – class;Plectia – subclass;Rhabditica – superorder;Rhabditida – order;Spirurina – suborder;Spiruromorpha – infraorder;Filarioidea – superfamily;Onchocercidae – family
(genus in Onchocercidae):Loa loa (eye worm) - sole accepted species
Loa (countable anduncountable,pluralLoas)
Loa m