A
genus of
nematode hookworms that
infect different mammals. Species include
Uncinaria stenocephala, the European
hookworm of dogs, cats, and different
wild carnivores,
also found in North America, where it is
many smaller
general than Ancylostoma caninum, though it has been implicated in
human cutaneous larva migrans.
Origin: LL. Uncinus, a hook