HyperDic: trichina

English > 1 sense of the word trichina:
NOUNanimaltrichina, Trichinella spiralisparasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
English > trichina: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningParasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles.
SynonymTrichinella spiralis
Broadernematode, nematode worm, roundwormunsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends
CatalanTrichinella spiralis, triquina

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