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hel·minth  (hlmnth)

n.

A worm, especially a parasitic roundworm or tapeworm.

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[French helminthe, from Greek helmins, helminth-; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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helminth [ˈhɛlmɪnθ]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any parasitic worm, esp a nematode or fluke

[from Greek helmins parasitic worm]

helminthoid  [ˈhɛlmɪnˌθɔɪd hɛlˈmɪnθɔɪd] adj

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helminth  (hlmnth)

A worm, especially a parasitic roundworm or tapeworm.

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Noun

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helminth - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes parasitic worm worm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae class Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes) Cestoda, class Cestoda - tapeworms Aschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda - unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms