roundworm

round·worm

 (round′wûrm′)

n.

See nematode.

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roundworm

(ˈraʊndˌwɜːm)

n

(Animals) any nematode worm, esp Ascaris lumbricoides, a common intestinal parasite of man and pigs

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round•worm

(ˈraʊndˌwɜrm)

n.

any nematode, esp. Ascaris lumbricoides, that infests the intestine of mammals.

[1555–65]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roundworm - infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches ringworm, tinea dhobi itch - fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body kerion - ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid athlete's foot - fungal infection of the feet barber's itch - fungal infection of the face and neck tinea corporis - fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin eczema marginatum, jock itch, tinea cruris - fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) tinea unguium - fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails) fungal infection, mycosis - an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
	2.	roundworm - unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic nematode, nematode 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 Aschelminthes, Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes, phylum Nematoda - unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms Ascaris lumbricoides, common roundworm - intestinal parasite of humans and pigs Ascaridia galli, chicken roundworm - intestinal parasite of domestic fowl Enterobius vermicularis, pinworm, threadworm - small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children eelworm - any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms Tylenchus tritici, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, wheatworm - small roundworm parasitic on wheat trichina, Trichinella spiralis - parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles hookworm - parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts filaria - slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects Dracunculus medinensis, Guinea worm - parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates

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Translations

hlístice

sukkulamato

roundworm

[ˈraʊndwɜːm] N → lombriz f intestinal

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roundworm

[ˈraʊndwɜː^rm] n → ver m rond

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roundworm

n nemátodo, nematodo (RAE), filo de gusanos que incluye algunos que pueden infestar a los seres humanos

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