HyperDic: threadworm

English > 1 sense of the word threadworm:
NOUNanimalthreadworm, pinworm, Enterobius vermicularissmall threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
English > threadworm: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children.
Synonymspinworm, Enterobius vermicularis
Member ofEnterobius, genus Enterobiuspinworms
Broadernematode, nematode worm, roundwormunsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends
Spanishenterobius vermicularis, oxiuro
Catalanenterobius vermicularis, oxiür

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