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nematodenoun(zoology) A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
tineanoun(pathology) A fungal infection of the skin, known generally as ringworm.
ringwormnounA contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
unsegmentedNot segmented.
flatwormsnounAny of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
flatwormnounAny of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
wormsnounAn independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
earthwormsnounA worm that lives in the ground.
hookwormsnoun(countable) Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
tapewormsnoun(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
whipwormnoun(medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
hookwormnoun(countable) Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
pinwormsnounAny of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals
parasitic wormParasitic worms, also known as helminths, are a polyphyletic group of large macroparasites; adults can generally be seen with the naked eye.
nematodesnoun(zoology) A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
wormlikenounResembling or characteristic of a worm.
wirewormnounThe larva of the click beetle.
pinwormnounAny of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals
earthwormnounA worm that lives in the ground.
anglewormsnoun(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.

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