whipworm

whip·worm

 (wĭp′wûrm′, hwĭp′-)

n.

Any of several slender, whip-shaped, parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichuris that infest the intestines of mammals, especially T. trichiura, which causes trichuriasis in humans.

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whipworm

(ˈwɪpˌwɜːm)

n

(Animals) any of several parasitic nematode worms of the genus Trichuris, esp T. trichiura, having a whiplike body and living in the intestines of mammals

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whip•worm

(ˈʰwɪpˌwɜrm, ˈwɪp-)

n.

any of several parasitic nematodes of the genus Trichuris, having a long, slender, whiplike anterior end.

[1870–75]

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Translations

whipworm

n tricocéfalo

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