Loa loa

[ lō′ə lō′ə ]

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A threadlike worm, a species of the family Onchocercidae indigenous to the western part of equatorial Africa. It is the causative agent of loiasis.

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In the background, outside, is Papa Legba, who is a Loa, the word for a Voodoo deity.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Evidently they were either hurt or distressed that we should think of scientifically observing Mauna Loa.
The White Man's Foot|Grant Allen
Our arrival at Mauna Loa seemed to prove, as it were, the signal for the mountain to burst out at once into full activity.
The White Man's Foot|Grant Allen
Ringrose identifies this bay and river with the bay and river of Loa, on the Chilean coast, the bay in 21° 28´ S. lat.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various

Una Loa stood among them all like a bright spirit from somewhere.
The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo
She looked at Jon and Loa, and made complaint to their father that they were still very small and not likely to be of much use.
The Shape of Fear|Elia W. Peattie