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tapeworm

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tape·worm  (tpwûrm)
n.
Any of various ribbonlike, often very long flatworms of the class Cestoda, that lack an alimentary canal and are parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates, including humans.
tapeworm [ˈteɪpˌwɜːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any parasitic ribbon-like flatworm of the class Cestoda, having a body divided into many egg-producing segments and lacking a mouth and gut. The adults inhabit the intestines of vertebrates See also echinococcus, taenia
tapeworm  (tpwûrm)
See cestode.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tapewormtapeworm - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
cestode
flatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
Cestoda, class Cestoda - tapeworms
echinococcus - tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals
taenia - tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host
Translations
tapeworm [ˈteɪpwɜːm] N → tenia f, solitaria f
tapeworm tape-worm [ˈteɪpwɜːrm] n → ver m solitaire, ténia m
tapeworm
n → Bandwurm m
tapeworm [ˈteɪpˌwɜːm] n → tenia, verme m solitario
tapeworm [ˈteɪpˌwɜːm] n → tenia, verme m solitario


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Tapeworm was nephew and heir of old Marshal Tiptoff, who has been introduced in this story as General Tiptoff, just before Waterloo, who was Colonel of the --th regiment in which Major Dobbin served, and who died in this year full of honours, and of an aspic of plovers' eggs; when the regiment was graciously given by his Majesty to Colonel Sir Michael O'Dowd, K.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
He was fond of inviting them to tea; and, though vowing they never got a look in with him at the cakes and muffins, for it was the fashion to believe that his corpulence pointed to a voracious appetite, and his voracious appetite to tapeworms, they accepted his invitations with real pleasure.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
  And tapeworms securely their bowels digest;
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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